Robert Boardman Howard

Robert Boardman Howard
Born(1896-09-20)September 20, 1896
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedFebruary 18, 1983(1983-02-18) (aged 86)
Santa Cruz, California, U.S.
Other namesRobert Howard, Robert B. Howard, Bob Howard
Alma materCalifornia College of the Arts, Art Students League of New York, Académie Colarossi, Académie de la Grande Chaumière
Known forSculpture
SpouseAdaline Kent (1930–1957; death)
Parents
RelativesJohn Langley Howard (brother)

Robert Boardman Howard (1896–1983), was a prominent American artist active in Northern California in the first half of the twentieth century. He is also known as Robert Howard, Robert B. Howard and Bob Howard. Howard was celebrated for his graphic art, watercolors, oils, and murals, as well as his Art Deco bas-reliefs and his Modernist sculptures and mobiles.[1][2]

  1. ^ Moss, Stacey (1988). The Howards: First Family of Bay Area Modernism. Oakland, Calif.: Oakland Museum. pp. 34–43, 71, 102–103, 110–111.
  2. ^ Edwards, Robert W. (2012). Jennie V. Cannon: The Untold History of the Carmel and Berkeley Art Colonies, Vol. 1. Oakland, Calif.: East Bay Heritage Project. pp. 195, 257, 446–450, 689. ISBN 9781467545679. An online facsimile of the entire text of Vol. 1 is posted on the Traditional Fine Arts Organization website ("Jennie V. Cannon: The Untold History of the Carmel and Berkeley Art Colonies, vol. One, East Bay Heritage Project, Oakland, 2012; by Robert W. Edwards". Archived from the original on 2016-04-29. Retrieved 2016-06-07.)