R. H. Ives Gammell

R. H. Ives Gammell
Gammell during his military service
Born
Robert Hale Ives Gammell

1883
Died1981
NationalityAmerican
EducationSchool of the Museum of Fine Arts, Académie Julian, William McGregor Paxton
Known forPainting
Notable workThe Hound of Heaven (1956)
MovementClassical Realism

Robert Hale Ives Gammell (1893 – 1981) was an American artist best known for his sequence of paintings based on Francis Thompson's poem "The Hound of Heaven". Gammell painted symbolic images that reflected his study of literature, mythology, psychology, and religion.[1]

  1. ^ Gleeson, Bridget (17 February 2016). "Decades after his death, a realist painter finds recognition as a "visual philosopher"". Artsy. Retrieved 4 June 2016.