Artist Biography
Born in Buffalo, New York, Paul King worked as a lithographer and illustrator for the popular publications Life and Harper’s before devoting himself to painting. He studied at the Art Students League in Buffalo and at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, before spending approximately two years in Holland. He became an academician of the National Academy of Design in 1933, and won prizes from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Salmagundi Club, National Academy of Design, Philadelphia Art Club, and the Panama Pacific Exposition of 1915. Today, his work may be seen in the Farnsworth Art Museum,
Born in Buffalo, New York, Paul King worked as a lithographer and illustrator for the popular publications Life and Harper’s before devoting himself to painting. He studied at the Art Students League in Buffalo and at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, before spending approximately two years in Holland. He became an academician of the National Academy of Design in 1933, and won prizes from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Salmagundi Club, National Academy of Design, Philadelphia Art Club, and the Panama Pacific Exposition of 1915. Today, his work may be seen in the Farnsworth Art Museum, Colby College Museum of Art, and Lauren Rogers Museum of Art.
Born in Buffalo, New York, Paul King worked as a lithographer and illustrator for the popular publications Life and Harper’s before devoting himself to painting. He studied at the Art Students League in Buffalo and at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, before spending approximately two years in Holland. He became an academician of the National Academy of Design in 1933, and won prizes from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Salmagundi Club, National Academy of Design, Philadelphia Art Club, and the Panama Pacific Exposition of 1915. Today, his work may be seen in the Farnsworth Art Museum, Colby College Museum of Art, and Lauren Rogers Museum of Art.
