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John A. Stanton

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John Aloysius Stanton
Born(1857-09-15)September 15, 1857
DiedAugust 25, 1929(1929-08-25) (aged 71)
Burial placeHoly Cross Cemetery
Occupation(s)Painter, educator, academic administrator
Known forlandscape and religious paintings
SpouseAnita H. Banahan (m. 1895–?)
Children5

John Aloysius Stanton (September 15, 1857 – August 25, 1929) was an American landscape and religious painter. He was a professor and the dean of faculty of the San Francisco Art Institute.

Life

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John Aloysius Stanton was born on September 15, 1857, in Grass Valley, California.[1] When he was a child, his family moved to San Francisco's Mission District.[1] Staton attended St. Ignatius High School (now St. Ignatius College Preparatory), a private, Catholic preparatory school in San Francisco.[1]

Stanton was a landscape and religious painter.[2] He was a professor at the San Francisco Art Institute for 26 years,[3] and he also served as its dean of faculty.[2] He was a member of the Bohemian Club.[2]

With his wife Anita (née Banahan), Stanton had three daughters and two sons. They moved in 1904 to Palo Alto, California, where he died on August 25, 1929.[1][3]

His neighbor in Palo Alto was a young Paul Twohig Carey (1900–2001) whom he gave art lessons to, and Carey went on to become a notable artist.[4][5] Other notable students of Stanton include Ethel McAllister Grubb, and Louise Crow.[5] His work can be seen at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and the Harvard Art Museums.[1][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "John Aloysius Stanton". Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Archived from the original on April 24, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "John A. Stanton, 69, Noted Artist, Dies". Visalia Times-Delta. Visalia, California. August 26, 1929. p. 2. Retrieved April 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "Well-Known Artist Dies At Residence in Palo Alto". The San Bernardino County Sun. August 26, 1929. p. 1. Retrieved April 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Yi, Matthew (July 21, 2001). "Bay Area artist Paul T. Carey - devoted to region's landscapes". SFGATE. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  5. ^ a b Hughes, Edan Milton (1986). Artists in California, 1786-1940. San Francisco, CA: Hughes Publishing Company. pp. 81, 108, 189. ISBN 978-0-9616112-0-0 – via Internet Archive.
  6. ^ "John Aloysius Stanton". Harvard Art Museums. Retrieved April 24, 2019.