Douglas Volk

Douglas Volk
Volk in 1917
Born
Stephen Arnold Douglas Volk

(1856-02-23)February 23, 1856
DiedFebruary 7, 1935(1935-02-07) (aged 78)
Alma materÉcole des Beaux-Arts
Occupation(s)Painter, muralist, educator
Spouse
Marion Larrabee
(m. 1881; died 1925)
Children4
Parent(s)Emily Clarissa King (Barlow) Volk
Leonard Wells Volk
AwardsBeck Gold Medal
Signature

Stephen Arnold Douglas Volk (February 23, 1856 – February 7, 1935)[1] was an American portrait and figure painter, muralist, and educator. He taught at the Cooper Union, the Art Students League of New York, and was one of the founders of the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts. He and his wife Marion established a summer artist colony in western Maine.

  1. ^ "Stephen A. Douglas Volk and Leonard Wells Volk", Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, accessed 4 April 2011