Ranger irving couse biography of michaels
Born in Saginaw, Michigan in , Couse studied briefly at the Chicago Art Institute, spending hard-earned house painting money on his courses.!
Eanger Irving Couse / Biography
About Eanger Irving Couse
Eanger Irving Couse was born September 3, 1866 in Saginaw, Michigan.
The Chippewa people lived close by. Young Couse's interest in Native American cultures developed very early, as did his artistic instinct. To paint the American Indian became his life-long ambition.
Schooling
He left traditional schooling at age 16 and studied briefly at the Art Institute of Chicago and then for two years at the National Academy of Design in New York City.
Eanger Irving Couse (September 3, – April 26, ) was an American artist and a founding member and first president of the Taos Society of Artists.
In the fall of 1886 Couse went to Paris where he entered the Académie Julian. He learned French rapidly and was successful in his art studies under William Bougereau and Tony Robert Fleury, often winning prizes for his work.
Virginia
In the fall of 1887, he was introduced by mutual friends to Virginia Walker, a ranch girl from the state of Washington, who had come to Paris to study illustration.
A romance developed and they were married in Paris in 1889.
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