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George Johanson

(1928- )

Education:

Museum Art School, Portland (1946-50);
Atelier 17, New York City;
Mexico

Biography:

A Scholastic Magazine scholarship brought Johanson to Portland from Seattle in 1946 to attend the Museum Art School. It was his first acquaintance with fine art, and it introduced him to printmaking. He taught at the Museum Art School and served as head of the printmaking department until his retirement. Johanson received the Governor's Award for the Arts in 1992. Johanson divided his time between painting and printmaking; his subject matter often included figures in interior spaces with the cityscape in the distance.

Media:

Prints (etching), oil