In 1915, while studying at the Chicago Art Institute, he won the American Prix de Rome in painting, enabling him to study at the American Academy in Rome, where he received a bachelor of arts degree. Later he received bachelor (1924) and master of fine arts degrees from Yale, where he taught for twenty-eight years. While acting as a member of the Fine Arts committee of the American Academy in Rome, he ensured, though not a member of the jury, that a generation of winning artists were painting in the manner of Thomas Hart Benton or Savage himself. He became an Associate Member of the National Academy of Design, 1924 and National Academician, 1926.
In 1915, while studying at the Chicago Art Institute, he won the American Prix de Rome in painting, enabling him to study at the American Academy in Rome, where he received a bachelor of arts degree.
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1915
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mark
while
while
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advcl
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study
studying
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case
at
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det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
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compound
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Chicago
Chicago
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Art
Art
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obl
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Institute
Institute
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punct
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,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
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win
won
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det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
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amod
Degree=Pos
American
American
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obj
Number=Sing
Prix
Prix
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compound
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de
de
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flat
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Rome
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painting
painting
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NN
punct
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enable
enabling
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Rome
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where
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receive
received
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compound
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bachelor
bachelor
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case
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arts
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degree
degree
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punct
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Later he received bachelor (1924) and master of fine arts degrees from Yale, where he taught for twenty-eight years.
advmod
Degree=Cmp
late
Later
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nsubj
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he
he
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PRP
root
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receive
received
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obj
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bachelor
bachelor
NOUN
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punct
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1924
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and
and
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conj
Number=Sing
master
master
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amod
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fine
fine
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JJ
compound
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art
arts
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NNS
nmod
Number=Plur
degree
degrees
NOUN
NNS
case
from
from
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Yale
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acl:relcl
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teach
taught
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twenty
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eight
eight
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year
years
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punct
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While acting as a member of the Fine Arts committee of the American Academy in Rome, he ensured, though not a member of the jury, that a generation of winning artists were painting in the manner of Thomas Hart Benton or Savage himself.
mark
while
While
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act
acting
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member
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Fine
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Arts
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nmod
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committee
committee
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American
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Academy
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Rome
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he
he
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ensured
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VBD
punct
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advmod
though
though
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not
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obj
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member
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the
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nmod
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jury
jury
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NN
punct
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,
PUNCT
,
mark
that
that
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det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
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DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
generation
generation
NOUN
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win
winning
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nmod
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artist
artists
NOUN
NNS
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
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VBD
ccomp
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
paint
painting
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VBG
case
in
in
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IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
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DT
obl
Number=Sing
manner
manner
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NN
case
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IN
nmod
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Thomas
Thomas
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flat
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Hart
Hart
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Benton
Benton
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NNP
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or
or
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conj
Number=Sing
Savage
Savage
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nmod:npmod
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes
himself
himself
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He became an Associate Member of the National Academy of Design, 1924 and National Academician, 1926.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
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root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
become
became
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VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
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compound
Number=Sing
Associate
Associate
PROPN
NNP
xcomp
Number=Sing
Member
Member
PROPN
NNP
case
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det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
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Degree=Pos
National
National
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nmod
Number=Sing
Academy
Academy
PROPN
NNP
case
of
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nmod
Number=Sing
Design
Design
PROPN
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punct
,
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,
nmod:tmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1924
1924
NUM
CD
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
National
National
ADJ
NNP
conj
Number=Sing
Academician
Academician
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NNP
punct
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1926
1926
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