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Remembering a beginning interest in the world of art from the first
grade when he constantly drew ships and airplanes. George
Rothery says it suddenly dawned on him in third grade how to add
perspective. Enhancing this early interest in art was a love of the
water, sailing and racing that began with his summers on Barnegat Bay
in New Jersey.
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His parents belonged to the Lavallette Yacht Club where he
participated in racing and ran around in a
17-foot Chris Craft Utility, leaving him with a love of the old
classics that remains to this day.
Later
as an adult, with a vacation home on Hilton Head Island, he spent
considerable time on the South Carolina coast, where now most of his
inspirations for paintings are pictured.
A
graduate of the University of Tennessee in Business Administrations,
Rothery served two tours in the armed services, first in the enlisted
ranks and later as an officer during the Korean Conflict. His
professional entrance into the world of art came as a gallery owner
when he opened his first gallery in Knoxville in the late fifties,
representing a number of well known artists and selling some of his
own small oils.
As a marine artist, George Rothery consider himself self taught. In the late sixties Rothery studied privately
with the late Walter Hollins Stevens (1927-1980), a professor in the
University of Tennessee Art Department. He now concentrates on
oil and acrylics and especially enjoys researching sea lore so he can
combine his keen interest in history with his love of art.
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His work is in many
public and private collections and his paintings have been
exhibited at the following locations: |
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 The Cape Museum
of Fine Art, Dennis Massachusetts |
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The Riverfront
Art Center, Wilmington, Delaware |
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The Coos Museum
of Fine Art, Coos Bay Oregon |
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The United States
Coast Guard Collection, New York |
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Columbia College,
Osage Beach, Missouri |
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The Knoxville
Museum of Art, Knoxville, Tennessee |
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The Art League of
Manatee County, Florida |
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The East
Tennessee Historical Society, Tennessee |
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Affiliations: |
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The National Oil
and Acrylic Painters Society |
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Oil Painters of
America |
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The American
Society of Marine Artists |
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Salmagundi Club,
New York (America's oldest art club) |
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United States
Coast Guard Art Program |
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Tennessee Artists
Association |
