| Our History |
Patriarch - Arthur F. Maynard
Arthur F. Maynard, a student of Frank Vincent
DuMond, was an immensely talented artist and
an inspirational teacher. He taught painting for
over 40 years, and is considered by many the
beloved patriarch of the Ridgewood Art Institute.
He held degrees from Princeton and Harvard,
served in the Navy in World War II, and studied
at the Art Students League with Frank Vincent
DuMond for eight years.
Maynard received numerous awards, including
the DuMond Memorial Award from the Hudson
Valley Art Association, but eventually stopped
exhibiting because he did not want to compete
with his students.
Arthur Maynard was profoundly influenced by
Frank Vincent DuMond. Like DuMond, he had a
great interest in the principles of light and its
effects on the landscape. He is remembered by
his students as teaching the “why” rather than
the “how” of painting. Why the light illuminating
an object appears as it does, according to a
basic set of principles determined by distance,
atmospheric conditions, the time of day and the
nature of the object’s reflective surface was of
great interest to him. Maynard followed in the
footsteps of his predecessor, becoming an
instructor at the Art Students League for a few
years before founding the Ridgewood Art
Institute.
Arthur Maynard also began early efforts to make
the Institute financially self-sufficient, conceiving
the idea of the Sponsors Show to cover yearly
operating expenses, and gaining our tax-exempt
status. Maynard also designed and was a major
contributor to the construction of the West
Studio and Gallery.
DuMond, was an immensely talented artist and
an inspirational teacher. He taught painting for
over 40 years, and is considered by many the
beloved patriarch of the Ridgewood Art Institute.
He held degrees from Princeton and Harvard,
served in the Navy in World War II, and studied
at the Art Students League with Frank Vincent
DuMond for eight years.
Maynard received numerous awards, including
the DuMond Memorial Award from the Hudson
Valley Art Association, but eventually stopped
exhibiting because he did not want to compete
with his students.
Arthur Maynard was profoundly influenced by
Frank Vincent DuMond. Like DuMond, he had a
great interest in the principles of light and its
effects on the landscape. He is remembered by
his students as teaching the “why” rather than
the “how” of painting. Why the light illuminating
an object appears as it does, according to a
basic set of principles determined by distance,
atmospheric conditions, the time of day and the
nature of the object’s reflective surface was of
great interest to him. Maynard followed in the
footsteps of his predecessor, becoming an
instructor at the Art Students League for a few
years before founding the Ridgewood Art
Institute.
Arthur Maynard also began early efforts to make
the Institute financially self-sufficient, conceiving
the idea of the Sponsors Show to cover yearly
operating expenses, and gaining our tax-exempt
status. Maynard also designed and was a major
contributor to the construction of the West
Studio and Gallery.
| Arthur F. Maynard, a DuMond student, was an immensely talented artist and an inspirational teacher. He taught painting for over 40 years, and is considered by many the beloved patriarch of the Ridgewood Art Institute. |
Maynard's Students
Throughout the Ridgewood Art Institute’s many
years in existence, many of Arthur Maynard’s
students have become noted painters and
educators; and some have been said to rival his
artistic and educational achievements. Second-
generation Maynard students in turn have
benefited from the DuMond teaching precepts
and methods, becoming painters and educators
in their own right.
years in existence, many of Arthur Maynard’s
students have become noted painters and
educators; and some have been said to rival his
artistic and educational achievements. Second-
generation Maynard students in turn have
benefited from the DuMond teaching precepts
and methods, becoming painters and educators
in their own right.
TIDE POOLS*BY ARTHUR F. MAYNARD*OIL* 18 X 24 INCHES
| SEASCAPE*BY ARTHUR F. MAYNARD*OIL |
| PERVADING FOG*BY ARTHUR F. MAYNARD*OIL |
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