Roger Wilson Dennis (1902–1996) was an American artist whose art was informed by the American Impressionism practiced by the Lyme Art Colony and the art of the French Impressionists.[1] A prolific painter, he concentrated mainly on natural scenes. Dennis was born in Norwich, Connecticut.[2] He was head of the Conservation Department at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum at Connecticut College. His work is held in the collection of the Florence Griswold Museum.[3]

Further reading

  • Shippee, Patricia M. (1999). "Nature's Palette: The Roger W. Dennis Impressionist Garden". Distinguished Artists Series. Traditional Fine Arts Organization. Retrieved 10 December 2019.

References

  1. ↑ Mayer, Lance; Myers, Gay (1993). "Understanding the Techniques of American Tonalist and Impressionist Painters". Journal of the American Institute for Conservation. 32 (2): 129–139. doi:10.2307/3179705. JSTOR 3179705.
  2. ↑ "Roger Wilson DENNIS (1902-1996)". Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Artists in the Collection". Archived from the original on 2019-06-08. Retrieved 2019-07-11.


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