Charles Sperry Andrews III (b. 1917, d. 2005)
Exhibitions
National Academy of Design, New York, NY, Annual Exhibitions 1938, 1940, 1947, 1950, 1952, 1958, 1993
Ferargil Gallery, New York, NY, 1950, 1952 (solo), 1953 (solo)
Silvermine Guild 1950, 1951
St. Lawrence University 1952
Kipnis Gallery, 1954, 1955
Slater Memorial Museum, Norwich CT, 1956, Group Exhibition
Wadsworth Atheneum, Harford, CT, 1957, Group Exhibition
New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT, 1962, 1983
Larcada Gallery, New York, NY, 1966, 1969
Bethel Gallery, Bethel, CT, 1977
Katonah Gallery, Katonah NY, 1983
Lyme Academy Gallery, Old Lyme, CT, 1989
National Academy of Design, New York, NY. Group Exhibition, 1993
Weir Farm National Historic Site, Wilton, CT, 1993, 2006, 2014, 2017
Jessie Edwards Gallery, Block Island RI, 2011, 2012
Block Island Historical Society, Block Island RI 2012-2015
Wilton Library, Wilton CT, 2012
Honors and Awards
First Julius Hallgarten Prize, National Academy of Design, Annual Exhibition, New York, NY, 1950
Major Award, Annual All New England Exhibition, Silvermine Guild of Artists, 1951
First Prize, St. Lawrence Valley Exhibition, Canton, NY, 1952
William Bradford Green Memorial Prize for Landscape, Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, 1954, 1956
Salmagundi Club Award for a U.S. Citizen, Audubon Artist, 20th Annual Exhibit, New York, NY, 1962
Award, Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, 1969
Certificate of Merit, National Academy of Design, New York, NY, 1978
John Pike Memorial Award, 163rd Annual Exhibition, National Academy of Design, New York, NY, 1988
Century Association, New York, NY, 1993
Associate National Academician, National Academy of Design, New York, NY, 1990
National Academician, National Academy of Design, New York, NY, 1994
Collections
American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, New York, NY
Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, Columbus, OH
Wadsworth Atheneum, Harford, CT
New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT
National Academy of Design, New York, NY
Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, OH
Weir Farm National Historical Park, Wilton, CT
Bibliography
Connecticut Contemporary Painting 1951
“Sperry Andrews,” American Artist Magazine, 1952 “Painting at the Site of American Impressionism,” American Artist Magazine, 1993
Studies
The National Academy of Design, New York, NY, 1933-1936
The Art Students League, New York, NY, (1946-1948 approx.)
Teaching
Silvermine School of the Arts, Westport, CT
Wooster Community Arts Center, Danbury, CT
Weir Farm National Historical Park
https://www.nps.gov/wefa/learn/historyculture/sperryandrews.htm
Exhibitions
National Academy of Design, New York, NY, Annual Exhibitions 1938, 1940, 1947, 1950, 1952, 1958, 1993
Ferargil Gallery, New York, NY, 1950, 1952 (solo), 1953 (solo)
Silvermine Guild 1950, 1951
St. Lawrence University 1952
Kipnis Gallery, 1954, 1955
Slater Memorial Museum, Norwich CT, 1956, Group Exhibition
Wadsworth Atheneum, Harford, CT, 1957, Group Exhibition
New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT, 1962, 1983
Larcada Gallery, New York, NY, 1966, 1969
Bethel Gallery, Bethel, CT, 1977
Katonah Gallery, Katonah NY, 1983
Lyme Academy Gallery, Old Lyme, CT, 1989
National Academy of Design, New York, NY. Group Exhibition, 1993
Weir Farm National Historic Site, Wilton, CT, 1993, 2006, 2014, 2017
Jessie Edwards Gallery, Block Island RI, 2011, 2012
Block Island Historical Society, Block Island RI 2012-2015
Wilton Library, Wilton CT, 2012
Honors and Awards
First Julius Hallgarten Prize, National Academy of Design, Annual Exhibition, New York, NY, 1950
Major Award, Annual All New England Exhibition, Silvermine Guild of Artists, 1951
First Prize, St. Lawrence Valley Exhibition, Canton, NY, 1952
William Bradford Green Memorial Prize for Landscape, Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, 1954, 1956
Salmagundi Club Award for a U.S. Citizen, Audubon Artist, 20th Annual Exhibit, New York, NY, 1962
Award, Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, 1969
Certificate of Merit, National Academy of Design, New York, NY, 1978
John Pike Memorial Award, 163rd Annual Exhibition, National Academy of Design, New York, NY, 1988
Century Association, New York, NY, 1993
Associate National Academician, National Academy of Design, New York, NY, 1990
National Academician, National Academy of Design, New York, NY, 1994
Collections
American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, New York, NY
Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, Columbus, OH
Wadsworth Atheneum, Harford, CT
New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT
National Academy of Design, New York, NY
Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, OH
Weir Farm National Historical Park, Wilton, CT
Bibliography
Connecticut Contemporary Painting 1951
“Sperry Andrews,” American Artist Magazine, 1952 “Painting at the Site of American Impressionism,” American Artist Magazine, 1993
Studies
The National Academy of Design, New York, NY, 1933-1936
The Art Students League, New York, NY, (1946-1948 approx.)
Teaching
Silvermine School of the Arts, Westport, CT
Wooster Community Arts Center, Danbury, CT
Weir Farm National Historical Park
https://www.nps.gov/wefa/learn/historyculture/sperryandrews.htm
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Being with your father was a continuously wonderful experience and one from which I always gain so much insight into another way of looking at everything. Thank God for true individuals. Taking a walk with Sperry was a truly stimulating experience. It was a look into a world that he could articulate so clearly, most clearly, with a paintbrush. He opened up a trip that I had no idea I was in for, totally unexpected that he would help me to see what I had seen often, but not really seen. Sperry looked way beyond the surface, which took more energy than the average person could begin to muster up. Of course, he was a painter. Light texture, surface color shape, that was his world. All of a sudden, he made you aware of a whole new set of dimensions that could have been so easily missed. The obvious didn't escape him. For him, it was right there all the time. Sperry was much more discerning than anyone might suspect, which was part of the intrigue of getting to know him
(R. Faesy, personal communication, August 9, 2005)
(R. Faesy, personal communication, August 9, 2005)