John Howard Sanden
Born(1935-08-06)August 6, 1935
Austin, Texas, U.S.
DiedDecember 24, 2022(2022-12-24) (aged 87)
EducationMinneaoplis School of Art
Occupation(s)Portrait Painter, Illustrator, Designer, Artist,
SpouseElizabeth Sanden
Children
  • Jonathan Sanden,
  • Pamela (Sanden) McMahon
Parents
  • Rev. O.E. Sanden,
  • Carolyn Sanden

John Howard Sanden (August 6, 1935 – December 24, 2022) was an American portrait artist.

Biography

Early life

Sanden was born in Austin, Texas, on August 6, 1935. He graduated from the Minneapolis School of Art in 1956 with a bachelor of fine arts degree in illustration.[1]

Career

Sanden was the Art Director for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association from 1955 to 1970. He founded the Portrait Institute. He was also an instructor at The Art Students League of New York. He won the 2005 Portraits, Inc. Lifetime Achievement Award, for which a scholarship is named in his honor.[2]

For thirty-three years, Sanden had studios on the eleventh and then tenth floors of the South Studio Tower of Carnegie Hall, New York City, and in Ridgefield, Connecticut.

On May 31, 2012, Sanden's official White House portraits of former President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush were unveiled.[3][4][5]

Personal life and death

Sanden died on December 24, 2022, at the age of 87.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Alumni Careers - John Howard Sanden, ’56, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Accessed December 4, 2013.
  2. ↑ Huebner, Michael (September 23, 2013). "Presidential portrait artist John Howard Sanden to speak Tuesday at Birmingham Museum of Art". AL. Alabama Media Group.
  3. ↑ "Wise-cracking George W Bush likes presidential portrait". BBC News. May 31, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Hanging George Bush". The New York Sun. May 31, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Ridgefield artist paints official Bush portraits". The New Times. Hearst Media Services Connecticut. June 4, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Ridgefield CT artist who painted former President Bush dies at 87". The Ridgefield Press. December 28, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022.


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