Beginning in the early 1920's he exhibited his marine paintings and watercolors at Grand Central Galleries in New York. He was also a member of the American Watercolor Society, Society of Illustrators, Allied Artists of America, New York Society of Painters, New York Watercolor Club, and American Federation of Artists. In 1901 an exhibition was held of his watercolors at the Salmagundi Club in New York. Grant was also on the staff of Puck for nine years.įrom the start of his career, his artwork included scenes of the sea, ships, and sailors. Upon his return to San Francisco, he joined the art staff of the San Francisco 'Examiner' and a year later joined the staff of the New York 'Sunday World.' His reputation as an illustrator increased, and Harper's Weekly hired him in 1899 to cover the Boer War in South Africa and the revolution in Mexico. At eighteen he was determined to become an artist and spent the next three years studying at Hearthely and Lambeth Art Schools in London. Grant spent six years in school in the seaport town of Fifeshire, Scotland, where in his free time he drew from the ships. During his voyage, he developed a lifelong fascination with the sea and sailing ships. He embarked on a four-month journey on a Glasgow square-rigger, sailing the Atlantic Ocean. When he was twelve, his parents, who were from Ireland and Scotland, sent him to school in Scotland. Painter, illustrator, author, and etcher, Gordon Grant was born in San Francisco on June 7, 1875. ![]() The tape was added by the artist to hold the watercolor paper to a board during the painting process. There is paper tape along the paper edges – no wider than. The watercolor paper size is 15 x 22 3/8 inches. It is signed in the lower left 1 inch above the paper edge. Gordon Hope Grant (1875-1962) created the watercolor entitled “The Lumber Wharf” in circa 1947.
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