Background
Parker, Lawton S. was born on August 7, 1868 in Fairfield, Michigan, United States. Son of John W. and Sarah A. (Sawyer) Parker.
Parker, Lawton S. was born on August 7, 1868 in Fairfield, Michigan, United States. Son of John W. and Sarah A. (Sawyer) Parker.
Born in Fairfield, Michigan, raised in Kearney, Nebraska, Parker studied at the Art Institute of Chicago beginning in 1886. He traveled to France and studied at the École des Beaux-Arts.
Professor Saint Louis School of Fine Arts, 1892. Director of art, Beloit College, 1893. President New York School of Art, 1898-1899.
Director Parker Academy, Paris, 1900.
Non-resident professor of painting, The Art Institute of Chicago of Chicago, 1902. President Chicago Academy Fine Arts, 1903.
Has painted portraits of Martin A. Ryerson, J. Ogden Armour, North. West. Harris, Harry P. Judson, Peter South. Grosscup. Honorary mention, Salon, Paris, 1900.
3d medal Salon, Paris, 1902.
Silver medal, Saint Louis Exposition, 1904. Gold medal, International Exhibition, Munich, 1905. Honorable mention Carnegie Institute, 1907.
1st medal, Chicago Society of Artists, The Art Institute of Chicago of Chicago, 1908.
Gold medal, Salon, Paris, 1913 (first American to receive this award). Medal of honor, Panama Philippine Islands, Exposition, 1915.
Altman prize, National Academy Desin, 1916. Represented in Luxembourg Gallery, Paris.
Associate of National Academy Home: 2475 Vista Laguna Terrace, Pasadena 2, California
Married Beatrice Snow, March 1927.