PURVES, AUSTIN
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PURVES, AUSTIN
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PURVES, AUSTIN
Purves, Austin, 1900-
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Purves, Austin, 1900-
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Sculptor, mural painter, craftsman, and educator; Litchfield, Conn.
Studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Academie Julian, Paris, the American Conservatory, Fontainebleau, and studied fresco painting independently in Italy.
Art collector; Philadelphia, Pa.
Purves collected paintings by Maxfield Parrish during 1908-1914. The paintings were executed between 1906-1913. Parrish and Purves were close friends.
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Art
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Decoration and ornament, Architectural
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Mural painting and decoration
Sculpture
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Connecticut
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