George Bridgman

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George Bridgman was a renowned Canadian-American artist and influential art instructor best known for his foundational books and teachings on figure drawing and anatomy.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf art teacher
artist
author
human
areaOfInfluence art schools in North America
countryOfCitizenship Canada
United States of America
employer Art Students League of New York
familyName Bridgman
fieldOfWork anatomical drawing
art education
figure drawing
genre anatomy for artists
art instruction
givenName George
hasWrittenOn construction of the human figure
human anatomy for artists
proportions of the human body
influenced Norman Rockwell
many 20th-century American illustrators
influencedBy classical academic training
knownFor constructive approach to anatomy
teaching artistic anatomy
teaching figure drawing
languageOfWorkOrName English
legacy standard reference books for art students
movement academic art
name George Bridgman
nationality Canadian-American
notability influential figure drawing teacher
notableWork Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing from Life
Constructive Anatomy
Heads, Features and Faces
Life Drawing
The Human Machine
occupation art instructor
draftsman
painter
writer
placeOfBirth Canada
placeOfDeath New York City
taughtAt Art Students League of New York
teachingFocus constructive anatomy
life drawing
teachingMethod blocky construction of forms
emphasis on structure over contour
workLocation New York City

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