Lawson, Ernest
Title
Lawson, Ernest
Cornish Dates
1919
Cornish Residence(s)
Invited By
Birth
22 Mar 1873
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Death
18 Dec 1939
Dade, Florida
Dade, Florida
Non-Cornish Residence
New York, New York
Spouse
Ella Holman
Married 7 Nov 1894
Married 7 Nov 1894
Profession
Painter
Location Studied
Art Students League
Académie Julian
Kansas City Art League
Santa Clara Art Academy
Académie Julian
Kansas City Art League
Santa Clara Art Academy
Studied Under
Affiliations
The Eight
Cos Cob
National Academy of Design
Broadmoor Art Academy (teacher)
Kansas City Art Institute (teacher)
Cos Cob
National Academy of Design
Broadmoor Art Academy (teacher)
Kansas City Art Institute (teacher)
Awards
Silver, St. Louis (1904)
Jennie Sesnan Gold, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (1907)
National Academy of Design (1915)
Pan-Pacific Expo (1915)
Jennie Sesnan Gold, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (1907)
National Academy of Design (1915)
Pan-Pacific Expo (1915)
Other Events
Armory Show
Sources
Colby, Virginia Reed and James B. Atkinson. Footprints of the Past: Images of Cornish, New Hampshire & the Cornish Colony (Cornish NH: Cornish Historical Society, 2010), 243-244.
Ernest Lawson – Wikipedia.
"Ernest Lawson." Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Ernest Lawson – Wikipedia.
"Ernest Lawson." Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Citation
“Lawson, Ernest,” The Cornish Colony Compendium, accessed October 9, 2026, https://cornishcolony.org/items/show/436.