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George Jensen

George Jensen (08/09/1878 - 10/04/1977), is a nationally acknowledged artist of Danish descent born in Port Clinton, Ohio most known for his Scandinavian landscape and seascape oil paintings as well as for his artistic versatility producing numerous works from water colors to linoleum block . George Jensen often traveled to Northern Michigan where he could paint seascapes of Lake Superior waves that would “reach 15 feet high on the rocks” .

George Jensen Education

After graduation from high school in Port Clinton, Ohio George Jensen attended the Ohio Business College in Sandusky, OH, and from there the Zanerian Art College in Columbus, Ohio. George Jensen studied under several of America’s finest artists including; John F. Carlson (Impressionist - Woodstock, NY), George Elmer Brown (Cape Cod, MA). George Jensen also studied with Albert H. Krebrial (Chicago Institute of Art in Saugatuck, Michigan), and Carl Gaertner (Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH) , .

George Jensen Career

George Jensen's artwork has been exhibited in a number of large cities throughout the United States most notably Toledo, Ohio where he was credited to have “been an important figure in the cultural life of the city” . In 1912, George Jensen became one of the first artists to host a solo-exhibition at the Toledo Museum of Art one year after the building opened , . Before his death, George Jensen had paintings accepted with the Detroit Artist’s Exhibit (Detroit, MI), the Butler Art Institute (Youngstown, OH), the Columbus Museum of Art (Columbus, OH) and the Fort Wayne Museum of Art (Fort Wayne, IN) , . Other cities where George Jensen’s art has been exhibited include: Philadelphia, PE, New York, NY, Cleveland, OH Minneapolis, MN and others. At Columbus, Ohio in 1935, George Jensen contributed artwork to the First All Ohio Art Exhibit sponsored by the Ohio Federation of Women’s Clubs in Columbus, Ohio . In addition to painting and teaching, for 20 years George Jensen worked commercially as an artist for Jennison-Wright, Willys-Overland, Medbury-Ward Co, Webb C. Ball Co, as well as many others . However, as the depression slowed commercial progress, George Jensen kept busy as he shifted his focus to landscape and seascape art which he preferred Template:Ingrid Jewell Toledo Sunday Times. George Jensen was recognized in the "Who Was Who" book of American Art in 1985 and 1989, as well as other peer-reviewed art publications Template:Http://www.askart.com/AskART/artists/search/Search Grid.aspx?searchtype=BOOKS&artist=24832. George Jensen was also a member of the Scandinavian Art Society of New York and displayed many of his works there in the Brooklyn Museum , , . George Jensen was also a member of the Society of Independent Artists Template:Fort Wayne, IN newspaper. By 1962, George Jensen had contributed works to the Saturday Evening Post, TIME Magazine, the Ladies Home Journal, and a host of other trade journals , . By 1963, the Toledo Area Artist group had sponsored 45 annual art exhibitions to which George Jensen contributed to nearly all of them Template:Toledo Sunday Times. George Jensen retired in 1944, however, continued to paint and teach art course for many individuals in a number northern Ohio cities until a year before his death at the age 99.

George Jensen Awards

George Jensen received first awards for his oil paintings in 1930 and 1931 from the Toledo Federation of Art Societies at the Toledo Museum of Art. Additionally in 1962, George Jensen won second prize as well as a Popular Award at an Ohio art fair. On May 25, 1966, George Jensen received the “Honorary Award and Life Membership” from the Toledo Artists Club [copy of award]. George Jensen was invited to a “Meet the Artist” party at the Max Pochapin Hall of Art in New York City, NY where they celebrated the sale of the Hall’s 10,000 painting Template:Unknown newspaper clip “New York Artists To Honor Toledoan”. In observance of his 90th and 91st birthdays, George Jensen was honored by his art students in Perrysburg, Ohio. In March and April of 1975 George Jensen was honored at the age of 96 by area artists as documented in “The Sketch Pad”. Later in 1975, G. Jensen was honored at the age of 97 in Sylvania, Ohio for his 60 years as a prominent artist and teacher. Currently, George Jensen is listed amongst the “300 Most Popular Artists”Template:Http://www.artnet.com/artists/george-jensen.

George Jensen References

A list of book references for George Jensen. 2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition. 2005 AskART.com Inc. Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor) "The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005". 1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) "Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975." 1995 Adams, H. and Johnson, K. "Made in America: Ten Centuries of American Art". 1985 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) "Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947". 1935 Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge "Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes."

George Jensen Public Contribution and Teaching

George Jensen led many public painting demonstrations including one for the Toledo Women's Art League . In 1945, four art enthusiasts (Herb Mumford, John Blum, Kemp Dereen, and Charlie Green) formed the OnIzed Art Club and soon after sought George Jensen for expertise and instruction in art and paint methodology . It was also documented in 1945 that George Jensen taught art courses in Tiffin, Ohio . In 1947, George Jensen provided instruction to artists during the Second Annual Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings held by the Dorwood Onized Art Club . George Jensen chaired several art departments in the Cleveland and Toledo, Ohio areas. George Jensen taught in the Toledo Museum of Art as well instructed privately over 150 students many of whom contributed art to exhibitions. In 1954, George Jensen celebrated the 40th anniversary of his first "one-man art show" held at the Toledo Museum shortly after the building was constructed .

George Jensen taught art courses for members of the Maumee Valley Artists Club in Ohio from which he received an award honoring him at the age of 88 with an oil portrait [Blade Article]. George Jensen also taught for the Arts and Crafts Club of Montepelier, Ohio . When G. Jensen was 84 years old, he taught a “newcomers” art course at the St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Toledo, Ohio [The Sentinel Herald Thursday November 15th 1962 – “An Educated Eye”]. G. Jensen donated art to the Bethel Lutheran Church in Toledo, Ohio (where he was a member) including a piece added to the daily brochure [brochure and thank you letter]. In Perrysburg, G. Jensen taught art courses at the Lucas County Library in Maumee Ohio [BLADE article]. George Jensen donated paintings to help decorate the Magruder Memorial Hospital in Port Clinton, Ohio.

==George Jensen Family==G. Jensen traveled around Michigan (Marquette, UP), Pennsylvania (near the Juniata River), as well as many other New England towns to paint landscapes road-side. Daughter - Georgana Bauman : Sons – Elliot & Clifford Bauman.