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1971: 50 Works for 50 Years

Charles Greener

"Honkers at Sunrise"

Charles Greener (1870-1935) was born in Lancaster, Wisconsin and settled in Faulkton in 1890, where he operated a photography and painting studio. He studied at the University of North à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã, in Galesburg, Illinois, with Anson Krossin Boston, at the Cincinnati Academy of Fine Arts and with J.H. Kaumeyer in Minneapolis. The South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã landscape was Greener’s first love and he produced hundreds of paintings of the prairie in Faulk County. "Honkers at Sunrise" reveals Greener’s fascination with early light on prairie subjects. The artist registered this work for copyright, and it was presumably considered by him to be an important work. This was the first Greener painting acquired by the museum, a gift from the artist’s daughter, Dorothy Greener Olson, and her husband Clarence.

The South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Art Museum preserves 53 works by Charles Greener and maintains an extensive archive about him and his work. Learn more and see additional works in the museum's Charles Greener collection.

Charles Greener, "Honkers"

Charles Greener

"Honkers at Sunrise"
oil on canvas, 1910
South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Art Museum Collection, 1971.02.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Olson.

Greener Honkers donation

Left to right: Joseph Stuart (SDAM Director), Jeanette Lusk (SDAM Board President at the time), Clarence Olson, Josiah Baird (SDAM Board Member from Brookings) and Dorothy Greener Olson (seated).
August 20, 1971
Image Credit: SDSU Archives

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