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(April 5, 1927 – June 2, 2022), also known as Chick Peterson, was an American artist known for watercolor paintings and for maritime artwork. He was also known for painting ghosts that are not in watercolor but were placed within watercolor paintings.Used by permission
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Peterson graduated from Elgin High School in 1945[7] He then served in the U.S. Navy in the South Pacific, and then attended the American Academy of Art College in Chicago and Marietta College in Ohio. After serving in the Navy, Peterson was a professor at Concord University in West Virginia and also was a faculty member at Marietta College.
Influenced by a lifelong interest in nature, and particularly the sea, he devoted his classically trained skills to genre painting and painting the lives of ordinary people doing ordinary things, commonly in historic settings.
Peterson graduated from Elgin High School in 1945[7] He then served in the U.S. Navy in the South Pacific, and then attended the American Academy of Art College in Chicago and Marietta College in Ohio. After serving in the Navy, Peterson was a professor at Concord University in West Virginia and also was a faculty member at Marietta College.
Influenced by a lifelong interest in nature, and particularly the sea, he devoted his classically trained skills to genre painting and painting the lives of ordinary people doing ordinary things, commonly in historic settings.