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Emerson Burkhart
American artist
Emerson Burkhart ( ) was an American artist based in Columbus, Ohio.
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Early life and education
Emerson Burkhart was born on a farm in Union Township near Kalida, Ohio in After attending Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, Burkhart moved to Provincetown on Cape Cod, studying with artist Charles Hawthorne.
By , Burkhart moved to Columbus to teach at the Ohio School of Art. In , he married Mary-Ann Martin, a famous model who would later become an artist herself. Mary-Ann was a model for several well known artists in New York including Edward Hopper, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, and Eugene Speicher.[1]
Career
From his house on Woodland Avenue, Burkhart quickly established himself to be a “Columbus Institution.” Burkhart became known for his portraits and street scenes of Columbus.
It is estimated Burkhart painted 3, pieces during his year-career, many of these portraits of Ohio residents whom he would pay a small fee. He eve