Edward Laning was an American

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 painter.

Laning was born 1906, in Petersburg, Illinois

Petersburg, Illinois

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. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago

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 (1923–24) and the University of Chicago

University of Chicago

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, (1925–27). He also studied at the Art Students League, with Max Weber

Max Weber

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, Boardman Robinson

Boardman Robinson

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, John Sloan and Kenneth Hayes Miller

Kenneth Hayes Miller

Kenneth Hayes Miller was an American painter and teacher.Born in Oneida, New York, he studied at the Art Students League of New York with Kenyon Cox, Henry Siddons Mowbray and with William Merritt Chase at the New York School of Art. He died in New York City.-Students:Miller taught at the Art...

 (1927–30). He was a member of the American Society of Painters, Sculptors and Gravers. His works have been displayed at the Art Institute of Chicago (1945), the Carnegie Institute

Carnegie Institute

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 (1945), and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

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 (1944–45). His work can be viewed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art

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, the Whitney Museum of American Art

Whitney Museum of American Art

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, the New York Public Library

New York Public Library

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, and the Richmond Professional Institute

Richmond Professional Institute

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. In addition, his works can be seen at U.S. Post Offices in Rockingham, North Carolina

Rockingham, North Carolina

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, and Bowling Green, Kentucky

Bowling Green, Kentucky

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. He was the author of The Sketch Books of Reginald Marsh

Reginald Marsh

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, and Perspective

Perspective

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 for Artists. He taught art at the Art Students League (1932–33, 1945–50, 1952), and the Kansas City Art Institute

Kansas City Art Institute

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Laning died in 1981.

Reference

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