Biografie von George SHANTON (1918-1998)

Birth place: NYC

Addresses: New Hampshire, 1970s-on

Profession: Painter, stage designer

Studied: Yale Drama School; theatre scene painting with Woodman Thompson

Exhibited: Gold St. Gal., Lakeport, NH, 1997 (solo). Awards: NH Arts Council, 1982 (grant); Kimball-Jenkins Fndtn, Concord, 1985 (artist in residence fellowship)

Comments: From the early 1940s to the early 1980s, he painted stage sets for theatre and ballet productions throughout the U.S. His easel paintings often feature trains passing through rocky terrain.

Sources: press release, Gold St. Gal. (Lakeport, NH, July, 1997)