Albert Lorey Groll
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Albert Lorey Groll was an American
artist
. He was born in New York
and studied at the Royal Academy
in Munich, Germany, the Royal Academy in Antwerp, Belgium, and for some time in London
. In 1910, he was elected into the National Academy of Design
, an elite organization. He kept a studio in New York. In 1905, Groll first moved to Arizona
where he adapted the Native American
lifestyle, housing, and diet. He mostly focused on oil paintings of the Native American lands, which were mostly realistic, however, encompassed some abstract
shapes as well. He won several awards for his work in both Arizona and New York.
United States
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artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
. He was born in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and studied at the Royal Academy
Royal Academy
The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London. The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and...
in Munich, Germany, the Royal Academy in Antwerp, Belgium, and for some time in London
London
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. In 1910, he was elected into the National Academy of Design
National Academy of Design
The National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts, founded in New York City as the National Academy of Design – known simply as the "National Academy" – is an honorary association of American artists founded in 1825 by Samuel F. B. Morse, Asher B. Durand, Thomas Cole, Martin E...
, an elite organization. He kept a studio in New York. In 1905, Groll first moved to Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
where he adapted the Native American
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
lifestyle, housing, and diet. He mostly focused on oil paintings of the Native American lands, which were mostly realistic, however, encompassed some abstract
Abstract art
Abstract art uses a visual language of form, color and line to create a composition which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world. Western art had been, from the Renaissance up to the middle of the 19th century, underpinned by the logic of perspective and an...
shapes as well. He won several awards for his work in both Arizona and New York.