Glenn Odem Coleman

Place: Springfield

Born: 1887

Death: 1932

Biography:

Glenn Coleman was an American painter. He was born in Springfield, Ohio, in 1887 and grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana. Coleman studied at an art school in Indianapolis before moving to New York in 1905. In New York, he attended the New York School of Art and studied under artists Robert Henri and Everett Shinn. Coleman's work focused on New York City and its street life, often painted in a simplistic style. In later years, his painting style was inspired by Cubism. Coleman's Still Life was shown at the Whitney Studio Club's twelfth annual exhibit of painting and sculpture. His work was also part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Coleman died in Long Beach, New York, in 1932.