Cape Cod Museum of Art announces Paintings of Milton Wright, an exhibition on view September 22 – November 18, 2012.
A painter of seascapes, landscapes, cityscapes, portraits, and still lifes, as well as a lithographer, Milton Wright’s life work spans more that seven decades. Grandnephew of the famous Wright Brothers, a teacher of more than 20 years, and a contemporary of Picasso and Matisse, Wright was born in Ohio in 1920. While studying for a degree in Fine Arts, his mentor and life-long friend Marston “Bud” Hodgin introduced him to the artistic community in Provincetown, where Wright would become actively involved in the local community. During World War II, he was drafted into the Army Air Corps Training Film Unit in Colorado. While in training, he spent his weekends sketching the abandoned silver mining towns of the area. In 1948 he and his wife, Breene Loughridge, sailed to Paris, France where he studied at the prestigious Academie Julian for two years under the G.I. Bill. He admired the works of Cezanne, Matisse, and Picasso, and many of his earlier paintings reflect their influence. Upon his return to the United States, he would teach art for more than twenty years in New York. It was during this time he would often return to his summer cottage in North Truro to paint. He would move there permanently in 1977, and lived there until his death in 2005. – www.ccmoa.org