Joe Duncan Gleason (1881 - 1959) American
Oil on Canvas
Measure 15 1/2"in H x 19 1/2"in W and 19 3/4"in H x 23 1/2"in W with frame

Known for: Marine, landscape and portrait painting
Name variants: Duncan Gleason, Joe Duncan Gleeson
Biography: Joe Duncan Gleason (1881-1959) was born in Watsonville, California and studied at the University of Southern California with Lees Judson. He attended the Mark Hopkins Institute in San Francisco, the Art Institute of Chicago, and studied with Frank DuMond at the Art Students' League. In New York he worked as a magazine illustrator; the proceeds were sufficient to enable him to travel in Mexico, Europe, and North Africa. After returning to California, Gleason painted Impressionist-style landscapes around Laguna Beach and had several successful solo exhibits at local galleries. Gleason was an accomplished athlete on the Roman "flying rings," winning the Amateur Athletic Association's National Championships from 1907 to 1923. In 1924 he moved to San Pedro, California and by the mid-1920s was working at movie studios, authenticating, illustrating, and making visuals for scripts for MGM and Warner Brothers. His background in illustration was an asset in assignments calling for the depiction of square riggers, whaling ships, and U.S. Navy metal-sided ships. Gleason was active as an art teacher and became a popular after-dinner speaker, where he spoke on subjects ranging from sailing to painting to television. He received many awards at competitive exhibitions. He became increasingly involved with art clubs and as a spokesman against modernism in art, which he viewed with suspicion. Active in the California Yacht Club, Gleason crewed on a few occasions in the Newport-Ensenada races. He was also active in the U.S. Power Squadrons and the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, and actively lobbied for California state marine parks, including privately-owned Catalina Island.

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