Artist: Ralston Crawford (1906 - 1978)
Nationality: American
Movement: Precisionism
Media: Painting,Photography
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Biography:
From 1926 to 1927, Ralston Crawford followed his father’s footsteps and became a sailor. He then studied art in Los Angeles and worked as a illustrator at Walt Disney’s studio for a short period of time. He spent the next ten years of his life living a nomadic lifestyle, studying art and exhibiting his work. He originally was a painter whose style was indicative of the Precisionist movement that was popular in the 1920’s and 30’s. In 1937, Crawford took up photography and began documenting his travels. The 1950’s brought him in contact with the black jazz musicians in New Orleans and Louisiana and became his primary theme. Also a film artist, he premiered his first piece, Various Depths in 1969. Despite the cancer he suffered from beginning in 1971, Crawford continued to travel and create work until his death in 1978.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (59)
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Ralston Crawford - Girders 1949 Gelatin Silver print Norton Museum of Art American
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Ralston Crawford - Whitestone Bridge 1939 oil on canvas Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester American
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Ralston Crawford - Nacelles Under Construction 1946 oil on canvas Mead Art Museum, Amherst College American
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Ralston Crawford - Wing Fabrications 1946 oil on canvas Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art at The University of Oklahoma American
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Ralston Crawford - Study for Fortune Magazine c. 1945 pen and ink with wat Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester American
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Ralston Crawford - Study for "Whitestone Bridge" c. 1940 pen and ink with wat Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester American
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Ralston Crawford - Lights in an Aircraft Plant 1945 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Ralston Crawford - Wharf Objects, Santa Barbara 1948 oil on canvas New Orleans Museum of Art American
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Ralston Crawford - 1961-- Number 3 1961 oil on canvas Smithsonian American Art Museum American
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Genius of Mirth, 1842; this version, 1843 Thomas Crawford (ca. 1813-1857)AmericanMarble; 47 x 20 x
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John Collier T. Hamilton Crawford 19th - 20th century
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Thomas Cole - A View of the Mountain Pass Called the Notch of the White Mountains (Crawford Notch) 1839 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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E. Stetson Crawford Desolation, Ruins of Castillon, Cote d'Azur Etching 1926
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E. Stetson Crawford Navicello, Harbor of Menton (France) Etching 19th - 20th century
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View of Crawford Notch, New Hampshire
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Thomas Crawford - Adam and Eve 1855 marble Boston Athenaeum American
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Thomas Crawford, American, about 1813-1857 Orpheus and Cerberus Italy, (Rome), 1843 Marble 171.45 x 91.44
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Thomas Crawford - The Broken Tambourine c. 1853 marble Chrysler Museum of Art American
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Thomas Crawford - Genius of Mirth 1842 marble The Metropolitan Museum of Art American
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©Yousuf Karsh ; Yousuf Karsh, Canadian (born in Armenia) 1908 Joan Crawford (with poodle) USA,
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©Yousuf Karsh ; Yousuf Karsh, Canadian (born in Armenia) 1908 Joan Crawford (hand on hip)
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Harrison Fisher Frontispiece , on page [6] in the book American Beauties by Harrison Fisher with decorations by E. Stetson Crawford (Indianapolis: The Bobbs Merrill Company, 1909) color photoreproduction of painting by the artist 1909
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Harrison Fisher My Sweetheart, on page [79] in the book American Beauties by Harrison Fisher with decorations by E. Stetson Crawford (Indianapolis: The Bobbs Merrill Company, 1909) color photoreproduction of painting by the artist 1909
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Harrison Fisher Penelope, on page [59] in the book American Beauties by Harrison Fisher with decorations by E. Stetson Crawford (Indianapolis: The Bobbs Merrill Company, 1909) color photoreproduction of painting by the artist 1909
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Harrison Fisher On Her Sunny Way She Goes, on page [91] in the book American Beauties by Harrison Fisher with decorations by E. Stetson Crawford (Indianapolis: The Bobbs Merrill Company, 1909) color photoreproduction of painting by the artist 1909
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Harrison Fisher She Took My Fido, on page [31] in the book American Beauties by Harrison Fisher with decorations by E. Stetson Crawford (Indianapolis: The Bobbs Merrill Company, 1909) color photoreproduction of painting by the artist 1909
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Harrison Fisher Unidentified, on page [95] in the book American Beauties by Harrison Fisher with decorations by E. Stetson Crawford (Indianapolis: The Bobbs Merrill Company, 1909) color photoreproduction of painting by the artist 1909
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Harrison Fisher Unidentified, on page [97] in the book American Beauties by Harrison Fisher with decorations by E. Stetson Crawford (Indianapolis: The Bobbs Merrill Company, 1909) color photoreproduction of painting by the artist 1909
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©Yousuf Karsh ; Yousuf Karsh, Canadian (born in Armenia) 1908 Joan Crawford (hand to head)
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Thomas Crawford, American, about 1813-1857 Venus as Shepherdess Italy, (Rome), about 1840 Marble 59.05 x
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Thomas Crawford, American, about 1813-1857 Charles Sumner Italy, (Rome), 1842 Marble 68.58 x 35.56 x
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Harrison Fisher Woman Rules, on page [67] in the book American Beauties by Harrison Fisher with decorations by E. Stetson Crawford (Indianapolis: The Bobbs Merrill Company, 1909) color photoreproduction of painting by the artist 1909
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Harrison Fisher Amy, Why Turn from My Sight, on page [27] in the book American Beauties by Harrison Fisher with decorations by E. Stetson Crawford (Indianapolis: The Bobbs Merrill Company, 1909) Color photoreproduction of painting by the artist 1919
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Harrison Fisher Why Pretty Rogue, on page [75] in the book American Beauties by Harrison Fisher with decorations by E. Stetson Crawford (Indianapolis: The Bobbs Merrill Company, 1909) color photoreproduction of painting by the artist 1909
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Harrison Fisher A Woman's Letter, on page [83] in the book American Beauties by Harrison Fisher with decorations by E. Stetson Crawford (Indianapolis: The Bobbs Merrill Company, 1909) color photoreproduction of painting by the artist 1909
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Harrison Fisher In Teacup Times, on page [35] in the book American Beauties by Harrison Fisher with decorations by E. Stetson Crawford (Indianapolis: The Bobbs Merrill Company, 1909) color photoreproduction of painting by the artist 1909
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Harrison Fisher There Is a Garden in Her Face, on page [51] in the book American Beauties by Harrison Fisher with decorations by E. Stetson Crawford (Indianapolis: The Bobbs Merrill Company, 1909) color photoreproduction of painting by the artist 1909
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Harrison Fisher A Peppercorn Is Very Small, on page [63] in the book American Beauties by Harrison Fisher with decorations by E. Stetson Crawford (Indianapolis: The Bobbs Merrill Company, 1909) color photoreproduction of painting by the artist 1909
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Harrison Fisher Your Dreams Have Never Known a World So Fair, on page [55] in the book American Beauties by Harrison Fisher with decorations by E. Stetson Crawford (Indianapolis: The Bobbs Merrill Company, 1909) color photoreproduction of painting by th
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Harrison Fisher I Care Not Though Her Teeth Are Pearls, on page [43] in the book American Beauties by Harrison Fisher with decorations by E. Stetson Crawford (Indianapolis: The Bobbs Merrill Company, 1909) color photoreproduction of painting by the artis
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Harrison Fisher She Needs Not Fashion's Narrow Rule, on page 39] in the book American Beauties by Harrison Fisher with decorations by E. Stetson Crawford (Indianapolis: The Bobbs Merrill Company, 1909) color photoreproduction of painting by the artist 19
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Harrison Fisher Who Robbed the Ocean Cave, on page [71] in the book American Beauties by Harrison Fisher with decorations by E. Stetson Crawford (Indianapolis: The Bobbs Merrill Company, 1909) color photoreproduction of painting by the artist 1909
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Harrison Fisher Her Eyes Were Made to Worship, on page [87] in the book American Beauties by Harrison Fisher with decorations by E. Stetson Crawford (Indianapolis: The Bobbs Merrill Company, 1909) color photoreproduction of painting by the artist 1909
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Harrison Fisher She Displays a Dainty Glove, on page [47] in the book American Beauties by Harrison Fisher with decorations by E. Stetson Crawford (Indianapolis: The Bobbs Merrill Company, 1909 color photoreproduction of painting by the artist 1909
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Harrison Fisher Lips that Were Curled for Kisses, on page [23] in the book American Beauties by Harrison Fisher with decorations by E. Stetson Crawford (Indianapolis: The Bobbs Merrill Company, 1909) color photoreproduction of painting by the artist 1909
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Harrison Fisher She Sports a Witching Gown, on page [19] in the book American Beauties by Harrison Fisher with decorations by E. Stetson Crawford (Indianapolis: The Bobbs Merrill Company, 1909) color photoreproduction of painting by the artist 1909
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Harrison Fisher Her Bosom's Like a Frozen Lake, on page [15] in the book American Beauties by Harrison Fisher with decorations by E. Stetson Crawford (Indianapolis: The Bobbs Merrill Company, 1909) color photoreproduction of painting by the artist 1909
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Harrison Fisher American Beauties by Harrison Fisher with decorations by E. Stetson Crawford (Indianapolis: The Bobbs Merrill Company, 1909) Book with 23 color photoreproductionsof paintings and uncounted reproductions of decorated pages with text in vers
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Thomas Crawford - Bust of Charles Brooks 1843 marble Los Angeles County Museum of Art American
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Jeremiah Gurney Portrait of a Man daguerrotype 1850
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Jeremiah Gurney Portrait of a Woman daguerrotype 1850
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Jan Steen, Dutch, 1626-1679 Twelfth-Night Feast 1662 Oil on canvas 131.1 x 164.5 cm (51
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View of a Barn in New Hampshire
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Judy Kensley McKie Femaile figure, Udaga Agi Light wood, wax, pearl shell, black, white, and red pigment 19th century
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George Caleb Bingham, American, 1811-1879 Landscape with Waterwheel and Boy Fishing Oil on canvas 63.82
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Poem Written in a Boat on the Wu River, Northern Song dynasty (960–1127), ca. 1100
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William J. Webbe, British, active in 1853-1878 Rabbit amid Ferns and Flowering Plants 1855 Oil
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Nicolas Africano Dance mask, Ai or Asa Katé Wood, traces of red, white, and black pigment C-14 dating: 1630–1810 (95.4% probability)
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Nicolas Africano Figure, Choangingge Wood, crusty pigment C-14 dating: 1630–1810 (95.4% probability)

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (23)
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Orlando Museum of Art: Woman with Flowers: A Gift from Diebenkorn
According to the museum’s director, Marena Grant Morrisey, “We are elated to add ‘Woman With Flowers’ to the new galleries that showcase the museum’s contemporary art collection. The Orlando Museum of Art has never received such a valuable paint...
SLO Arts Gallery, Frame Works: James A. Crawford: New Photographic
Crawford's interest in art began in high school and further developed at Orange Coast College where he majored in Architecture and minored in History and Art. In 1966 while in Viet Nam he purchased his first 35mm camera and with limited time, he w...
Changing Room: Call for Artists: Summer Group Show 2003 - Souvenirs/Mementoes
Work submitted may take any form in relation to visual art. For more information and details on how to submit work please send an A5 SAE to: The Changing Room
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Museum of the City of New York: Adrian's Camelot: Work by a Legendary American Designer
Given to the Museum in 1961 by Adrian's widow Janet Gaynor, the drawings on display in Adrian's Camelot, which exemplify his confident style, have never before appeared together in one focused exhibition. As Adrian's final project, these desi...
Albright Knox Art Gallery: 0044 Contemporary Irish Artists in Britain
Whether the artists concerns specifically focus on ...
Crawford Municipal Art Gallery: 0044 Contemporary Irish Artists in Britain
The artists are: Kathy Prendergast, Daphne Wright, Paul Seawright, Andre Stitt, Cecily Brennan, John Carson, Anne Carlisle, Maud Cotter, Liadin Cooke, John Gibbons, Frances Hegarty, Siobhan Hapaska, Andrew Kearney, Mo Whit...
Tacoma Art Museum: Unseen Hurrell: Classics and Rediscovered Photographs from the Collections of the Margaret Herrick Library at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences
In this exhibition of black-and-white photographs, we can see his publicity stills as a skillful adaptation combining ...
Tullie House Museum and Art Services: Celebrating Boxes: Art Boxes from Around the World
The idea of an international box exhibition had been a seed in the back of Peter Lloyd’s mind for a long time, and grew out of a strong sense of curiosity about what was happening elsewhere. Box-makers are fairly thin on the ground in Britai...
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Adrian: American Glamour
Drawn from the Museum's Costume Institute, The Brooklyn Museum, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, among others, the exhibition will present a comprehen...
University of South Australia, Art Museum: Home is Where the Heart Is
These issues are at the heart of contemporary Australia's continuing quest to renegotiate its relationship with its past and with the place we all call 'home'.

The exhibition and historical material presented in the catalogue show that Austr...
Global Cafe: DnA Factory Present the Fluffer Show
The fluffer show is a showcase for not only their current crop of installations but also amassing some of their showbiz chums each to take a little turn in music and spectacle. This is a multi disciplined, multi national hum dinger hot doggie c...
Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Embodied Image: Chinese Calligraphy from the John B. Elliott Collection
The exhibition was organized by The Art Museum, Princeton University. The exhibition was made possible by the Publications ...
Bolton Museum and Art Gallery: Celebrating Boxes: An Amazing Array of Beautifully Made Boxes
Exquisite workmanship is only a starting point as the designers let you into their world, sharing their thoughts, desires and aspirations. From the lasting appeal of the classically designed jewellery box to the modern wooden hinged chest, the wid...
Crafts Council Gallery: Pattern Crazy: Curated by Carol McNicoll and Jacqui Poncelet
Pattern Crazy features the work of over 30 UK artists and testifies to the sheer vitality and diversity of the work being made using pattern.  The exhibition celebrates the  resurgence of interest in pattern and also highlights the progressive thi...
NSA Gallery: Imagination Lab Student Showcase
All industries, globally, are in need of multi-skilled conceptual thinkers, who can solve problems across many disciplines; individuals who are not afraid of breaking boundaries, thinking outside the box, challenging conventional approaches to cre...
Lola Gallery: Swank: Co-Curated by Hilary Hedden, Elwyn Crawford and Louise Rice
These framed blotter sheets, some dating back as far as the early 70s, are festooned with incredibly unique psychedelic and pop culture images that are a testament to the subculture of LSD, from Alice in Wonderland to irresistible Piggy featured a...
FOUR: Borderline: Paul McKinley, Robert Carr and Sufjan Stephens.
Robert's work to date has involved making objects from elemental building blocks, structured by a geometrical logic. He has focused his work on the use of visual rhythms, patterns and symmetries, on the effects of scale on perception, and on ...
Photofusion Photography Centre: Erich Lessing: People Known and Unknown
The post-war period of the 1950s saw the growth of the professional photographer in search of a story. While many stories were arranged by editors who gave exact instructions on how a feature should be illustrated, many photographers, including Le...
Telfair Museum of Art: Scenes of American Life: Treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Edward Hopper, probably the most well known artist in the exhibition, is the quintessential realist painter. In ...
Irish Museum of Modern Art: Multimedia Maps: Artists in Schools
Multimedia Maps is the result of a three-year project initiated and run by Kids’ Own Publishing Partnership. The project placed artists in school communities in the border counties in Ireland to investigate the use of new technologies as tools for...
Gerald Peters Gallery: Cast and Carved: American Sculpture 1850-1950
Over 60 artists will be featured in the exhibition including Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Frederic Remington, Paul Manship and Isamu Noguchi. Works on view range in size from tabletop to monumental, and are composed of a variety of materials, includin...
Art and Science Collaborations, Inc. (ASCI): State of the Art: Digital Prints, a panel discussion in conjunction with the opening reception of DIGITAL'2000
State of the Art: Digital Prints will examine important technical aspects that artists should know about creating long-lasting digital prints with Henry Wilhelm announcing surprising results of his recent testing that will revolutionize fine ...
Museum of Modern Art: Fame After Photography
The exhibition was conceived, in part, as a response to recent events involving photography. The explosion of gossip columns, magazines, and tabloid television programs covering the famous and the notorious has created new venues for...

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