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Edward Laning was born on 26 April, 1906 in Petersburg, Illinois, United States, is an American painter. Discover Edward Laning's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 75 years old?

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Age 75 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 26 April 1906
Birthday 26 April
Birthplace Petersburg, Illinois, United States
Date of death 1 May, 1981
Died Place New York City
Nationality United States

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1906

Edward Laning (1906–1981) was an American painter.

Laning was born in 1906 in Petersburg, Illinois.

1923

He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago (1923–1924) and the University of Chicago, (1925–1927).

1927

He also studied at the Art Students League with Max Weber, Boardman Robinson, John Sloan and Kenneth Hayes Miller (1927–1930).

1931

In 1931, Laning's work formed part of the first major show at the newly formed Whitney Museum of American Art.

1932

Laning taught art at the Art Students League (1932–33, 1945–50, 1952), and the Kansas City Art Institute.

He was a member of the American Society of Painters, Sculptors and Gravers and the National Academy of Design.

1935

In 1935, he painted the Ellis Island murals (chosen over Japanese-American artist Hideo Noda): It was a great relief to PWA, to the College Art Association, to Architects Harvey Wiley Corbett and Chester Holmes Aldrich and to Edward Laning last week to learn that Commissioner of Immigration & Naturalization Rudolph Reimer at Ellis Island had finally approved Artist Laning's designs for murals for the dining hall at New York's immigrant station.

Cheered, Muralist Laning and his two assistants, James Rutledge and Albert Soroka, hustled to get his cartoons on tempera and gesso panels as soon as possible.

1937

He painted murals for the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression as well as a post office mural in Rockingham, North Carolina (1937).

In 1937, he painted murals in the New York Public Library, including his most famous work, The Story of the Recorded Word.

1945

Laning's works have been displayed at the Art Institute of Chicago (1945), the Carnegie Institute (1945), and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (1944–45).

His works can be viewed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Richmond Professional Institute.

In addition, his works can be seen at the New York Public Library and U.S. post offices in Rockingham, North Carolina and Bowling Green, Kentucky.

1970

He served as president of the National Society of Mural Painters from 1970 to 1974.

1980

In 1980, Laning came to Ogden, Utah, to personally oversee the installation of his two 50-foot by 12-foot murals in the Grand Lobby of the historic Ogden Railway Station.

The northern side depicts the Union Pacific company coming from Omaha, Nebraska, and the southern side depicts the Central Pacific coming from Sacramento, California.

The National Academy of Design of New York City granted $100,000 to Union Station as his commission.

1981

Laning died in 1981 in New York, survived by his wife, artist Mary Fife Laning.

In assessing his works, the Smithsonian Institution writes: In his work, Laning expressed his disenchantment with the political and social uncertainties of post-Depression America and his perception of the degradation of American values; in several paintings he used fire as a symbol of impending societal destruction.