Background
Garver, Walter Raymond was born on August 29, 1927 in Medina, New York, United States. Son of Walter Otto and Victoria Constance (Busch) Garver.
Garver, Walter Raymond was born on August 29, 1927 in Medina, New York, United States. Son of Walter Otto and Victoria Constance (Busch) Garver.
Chairman emeritus art department Amherst Central High School, Snyder, New York, retired 1985. Appointed contributing editor The Artist"s Magazine, 1986. One-man shows include Hall of Art, New York City, Chautauqua (New York) Gallery, Albright-Knox Gallery, Lakeview Gallery, More-Rubin Gallery (all Buffalo).
Exhibited in group shows at National Academy of Design, New York City, The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, Butler Institute (McDonough award 1963), Youngstown, Ohio, Corcoran Gallery, Washington, Minnesota Museum, Saint Paul, Grand Galleria, Seattle, Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, New York, Silvermine Guild, Pennsylvania Academy, Philadelphia, Albright-Knox Gallery (Gold medal Buffalo Society Artists American 1965, 67, 69, 78, 81), Mid-Atlantic Exhibition, Baltimore, Oklahoma Art Center, 1982 (1st award forpainting), Audubon Artists, 1983 (Honor medal for ol).
Represented in permanent collections Butler Institute, Burchfield-Penney Art Center, Cincinnati University, Minnesota Museum.
Editor The Artist"s Magazine, 1986. Artists American 1965, 67, 69, 78, 81), Mid-Atlantic Exhibition Artists (president
Member Buffalo Society Artists (president 1964), National Watercolor Society, Audubon Artists, Allied Artists American, Copley Society Boston, Knickerbocker Artists New New York
Married Jane Swanz, January 19, 1957.