biography of Claude W. MONTGOMERY (1912-1990)

Birth place: Portland, ME

Addresses: Tulsa, OK; Peaks Island, ME

Profession: Painter, educator

Studied: Portland Sch. Art with Alexander Bower; NAD with Leon Kroll, Gifford Beal; PIA Sch.

Exhibited: Portland Mus. Art, 1934 (prize). 1948, 1951; Radio City, NY, 1935; NAD, 1936 (med.), 1937, 1938; Int. Expo, Paris, 1937 (med.); Paris Salon, 1937 (med.); SAGA, 1934-35; AWCS, 1942; Portland Soc. Art, 1933-39, 1941-45; Taxco Art Soc., Mexico, 1951; White Plains (NY) Art Center, 1942 (solo); Scarsdale Woman's Club, 1942; Philbrook AC, 1948; Oklahoma City AC, 1949; Junior Lg. Gal., Tulsa, 1949; Montreal, Canada, 1952 (prize); Bellas Artes, Palma, Mallorca, Spain, 1955.

Member: Portland Soc. Art; Southwestern AA.

Work: L.D.M. Sweat Mem. Mus.; Colgate Univ.; Mem. Hospital, Milford, DE; Univ. Tulsa; Oklahoma City Hall of Fame.

Comments: Auth./illustr.: Mallorca Sketchbook," 1955.

Sources: WW59; WW47."