Ralph M. Pearson

Background

Pearson, Ralph M. was born on May 27, 1883 in Angus, Iowa, United States. Son of Arthur T. and Kate M. Pearson.

Education

Graduate The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, 1904. Studied Modern Art School, New York.

Career

2d marriage) Ronald Hayes, Lorna. Exhibited etchings in cities of the United States since 1915. Awarded 1st prize, International Exposition, Chicago Society of Etchers, 1914.

Silver medal, San Francisco Exposition, 1915. 1st award, American Bookplate Society, 1916. Represented in permanent collections of City of Chicago and The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago.

Congressional Library, Washington, District of Columbia. Los Angeles Museum of Art. Rochester (New York) Museum, New York Public Library.

Newark (New Jersey) Public Library. Etc. Lecturer, New School for Social Research, New York, 1928-1938. Lecturer on modern art throughout country since 1925.

Inspector of wings, Avenger Torpedo Bomber, Eastern Aircraft, Tarrytown, New York, 1943-1944.

Membership

Member Chicago Society Etchers, Brooklyn Society Etchers, American Bookplate Society, American Society Bookplate Designers and Collectors, American Institute Graphic Arts, American Artists Congress, American Society Painters, Sculptors and Gravers, International Association Art Critics.

Connections

Married second, Louise Hayes, October 9, 1923 (deceased). Children: (1st m.

Father:

Arthur T.

Mother:

Kate M. Pearson

Spouse:

Louise Hayes

child:

(1st m Pearson