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'''Edmund William Greacen''' (1877–19491876–1949) was an [[American Impressionist]] painter. His active career extended from 1905 andto 1935, during which he created many colorful works in oil on canvas and board. One of his works, a reproduction of which is at the [[Smithsonian Institution]], was awarded the [[Salmagundi Club]]'s Samuel T. Shaw Prize in 1922.<ref name=ewg-si-archives>[http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/edmund-w-greacen-papers-8252 Edmund W. Greacen papers, 1905-1949]</ref> In addition to his work as an artist, Greacen also directedfounded, ran and taught in [[New York City]]'s [[Grand Central School of Art]] for more than 20 years.<ref name="nytopen">Staff report (November 23, 1924). 400 ENROLL IN 6 WEEKS.; Grand Central School of Art Announces List of Instructors. ''[[The New York Times]]''</ref>

Greacen was born in [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], the son of Thomas Edmund Greacen and Isabella Wiggins. Greacen's father had arrived from Scotland in 1868 and had established a shoe business.<ref name=ewg-askart>[http://www.askart.com/askart/g/edmund_william_greacen/edmund_william_greacen.aspx Biography Edmund Greacen]</ref> Thanks to the father's success in business affairs, the family was able to maintain a home at 6 West 50th Street—the site is now occupied by the [[Rockefeller Center]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.langsdewal.com/artists/edmund-greacen |title=Edmund Greacen - LANGS DE WAL |access-date=2012-04-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111230072213/http://www.langsdewal.com/artists/edmund-greacen |archive-date=2011-12-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref>—as well— as a farmand in [[SullivanDelaware County, in upstate New York|Sullivan County]], where the couple and their four children spent their summers.<ref name=ewg-askart/>

Greacen earned a bachelor's degree from [[New York University]] and afterward was sent on a "shoe-selling world cruise" by his father, who wanted him distracted from a fascination with the [[Spanish AmericanSpanish–American War]].<ref name=mcd-bio>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mcdougallfinearts.com/artists/Edmund-Greacen/biography.aspx|title = Edmund Greacen}}</ref> After returning, Greacen decided to pursue the career of an artist and in 1899 enrolled at the [[Art Students League of New York]], also taking classes at the [[New York School of Art]], where he studied with [[William Merritt Chase]]. During his studies Greacen met Ethol Booth of [[New Haven, Connecticut]], an art student enrolled in the nearby Miss Morgan's art school. They were married in 1904.

In 1905 Greacen and his wife traveled to [[Spain]] with the Chase class, and then the couple went on to study in the [[Netherlands]], [[Belgium]], and [[England]]. Ethol was the primary model for her husband's [[en plein air]] paintings made during this time. A son, Edmund William Jr, was born in Paris in 1906, and by the summer of 1907 the family had rented a house in [[Giverny#The Giverny Colony|Giverny]], [[France]], near the home of [[Claude Monet]]. Greacen only met the painter once, but was impressed with the artist as well as the paintings of [[Water Lilies|water lilies]] he was creating. While at Giverny the couple's daughter, Nan, was born in 19091908.<ref name=mcd-bio/>

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