Henry Strater | |
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| Born | January 21, 1896 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | December 21, 1987 (aged 91) Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Other names | Mike Strater |
| Education | Princeton University, Art Students League of New York, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Académie de la Grande Chaumière |
| Occupation(s) | Painter, illustrator |
Henry "Mike" Strater (1896–1987) was an American painter and illustrator. He was a friend of Ernest Hemingway and other figures of the Lost Generation.[1] He was best known for his portraiture, figurative, and landscape drawings and paintings.[2] Strater founded the Ogunquit Museum of American Art in Ogunquit, Maine in either 1952 or 1953.[3][4][5]
- ^ "Obituaries: Henry Strater, 91; Artist at Center of Lost Generation". Los Angeles Times. December 24, 1987.
- ^ "Henry Strater's Portrait of Ernest Hemingway". National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian. 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
- ^ Culver, Michael (November 26, 2010). "Ogunquit Museum of American Art's Charles H. Woodbury and His Students". Traditional Fine Arts Organization, Inc. (tfaoi.org). Retrieved 2022-07-27.
- ^ Bair, Diane; Wright, Pamela (May 5, 2013). "Ogunquit Museum of American Art turns 60". Boston.com. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
- ^ "Ogunquit Museum of American Art announces adopt a school program". Bangor Daily News. May 27, 2022.