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Daniel Garber was born in 1880 in North Manchester, Indiana. He enrolled at the Art Academy of Cincinnati in 1897. He later moved to Philadelphia where he studied at the Darby School of Art with Thomas Anshutz and Hugh Breckenridge. In 1899 he went on to study at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts with William Merritt Chase, J. Alden Weir, Cecilia Beaux, and again with Anshutz.
He won the prestigious William Emlen Cresson Fellowship at the Academy, which enabled him to spend two years traveling and studying in England, France, and Italy. His paintings seem to reflect the old world charm and influence of his years in France, where he exhibited twice at the Paris Salon and joined the American Artists Association in Paris. Upon his return from Europe, Daniel Garber settled in the wooded glen of Cuttalossa Creek near Lumberville, PA, where he was to make his home. This tranquil village, with an old farmhouse and barn that served as his studio, was ideally suited for his poetic views of the Bucks County landscape. The countryside surrounding New Hope attracted a talented group of young artists. It quickly became an art colony of some stature, initially attracting the artist William Langston Lathrop who was then followed by many others. |
In 1902, Garber’s first work was accepted by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the National Academy of Design Annual Exhibitions. His first one-man show was held shortly after. He taught Life and Antique drawing classes at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women and at the Pennsylvania Academy from 1909 to 1950.
Among Garber’s numerous prizes are the first Hallgarten Prize at the National Academy of Design and the Gold Medal of Honor from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1929. Today, Daniel Garber’s paintings can be seen at the Carnegie Institute, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia Museum of Art; and the Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., to name only a few. |