Earl Brewster

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Earl H. Brewster about 1928.

Earl Henry Brewster (* 1878 in Chagrin Falls , Ohio ; † 1957 ) was an American painter, writer and scholar. He was married to the painter Achsah Barlow Brewster.

Life

He graduated from the Cleveland School of Art and the New York School of Art . He lived with his wife for a long time in India, where he was interested in Buddhism and Vedanta . He published several papers on these topics.

Brewster and his wife counted among their circle of friends internationally many personalities of political and cultural life, including the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the writer Walter Karig . He had a particularly close friendship with DH Lawrence .

Works

  • Achsah and Earl Brewster: DH Lawrence: Reminiscences and Correspondence . Martin Secker, London 1934.
  • Earl H. Brewster and Achsah Barlow Brewster: L'oeuvre de EH Brewster et Achsah Barlow Brewster: 32 reproductions en phototypie precedees d'essais autobiographiques . Valori Plastici, Rome 1923.

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  • Lucy Marks and David Porter: Seeking Life Whole: Willa Cather and the Brewsters . Madison, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2009.
  • Mohindar Singh Randhawa: The Art of EH Brewster & Achsah Brewster . Kitabistan, 1944.
  • The Divinity That Stirs Within Us . Exhibition catalog. New York: Borghi, 1992.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ See Divine Pursuit: The Spiritual Journey of Achsah and Earl Brewster . Exhibition catalog. New York: ACA Galleries, 2007.
  2. ^ E.g. Earl H Brewster: The Life of Gotama the Buddha (Compiled Exclusively from the Pali Canon). Trübner's Oriental Series. London: Kegan Paul, 1926.
  3. ^ Walter Karig: Five Letters to Earl Brewster. Naples 1969.
personal data
SURNAME Brewster, Earl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brewster, Earl Henry (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American painter, writer, and scholar
DATE OF BIRTH 1878
PLACE OF BIRTH Chagrin Falls , Ohio
DATE OF DEATH 1957