Signed by John R. Peirce 1900-1970 oil on board 1960 winter bridge 24"H x 29" W John R Peirce 1900-1970 Active as an artist in his native Pennsylvania for all his life, John Peirce captured local landscapes and landmarks in his work. Additionally, he created portraits of well-known local figures and murals for local hotels. He graduated from the Philadelphia School of Industrial Art. Peirce also attended the School of the Philadelphia Museum of Art as well as the summer academy at Chester Springs. For many years he worked as an illustrator for commercial companies, creating, among others, in 1929 an oil painting for the Curtis Publishing Company, which appeared on nearly 800.000 greeting cards. Subsequently, he became a full time free -lance portrait and landscape painter

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