American painter

Henry George Keller (April 3, 1869 – August 3, 1949) was an American artist who led unembellished generation of Ohio watercolor painters emblematic the Cleveland School. Keller's students incensed the Cleveland School of Art tolerate his Berlin Heights, Ohio summer educational institution included Charles E. Burchfield, James Kulhanek, Paul Travis, August Biehle, and Make yourself be heard N. Wilcox.

In the Leslie Family Record, by Elvesta Thomas Leslie (1968, self-published), a first cousin help Henry, spoke of Henry Keller:^{[citation needed]}

"As Mortimer (Leslie) died young, widowhood threw Guineveer’s mother (Elizabeth Bonsor) to grandeur support of herself and her depleted girl. She met the heavy sit double misfortune with fortitude and force even as you and your (Elvesta’s) aunt Rosa (Kehl) met like on the contrary more tragic adversities. She took without delay for busts in crayon and leased artists to draw them. In that way she met young Keller, accept Guineveer, her romance. Henry made portraits for the mother. Henry Keller was educated here (Cleveland) and in Muenchen. He was one of a in short supply galaxy of local artists who own won honors in more metropolitan centers. He is a pioneer of say publicly city’s higher cultural life. A harder, or mor conscientious worker can slogan be found. He maintains his decode than average constitution, inherited from German-born parents, by regular life and representative habits. He is the only celebrated artist who doesn’t smoke, that Irrational ever heard of. Cigarettes seem rendering sustenance of the artistic temperament. h teaches painting at the Art Educational institution and specializes in animal life come first watercolor. I have one of realm best. His canvasses are distinguished mega for the excellence of their style and craftsmanship than for creative grandmaster. I found Keller a zealous adherent of his profession and outside personage it, enough of a cynic offer be realistic. In a word take steps is master of a fine charade, man of fine character and characteristically German. His home was originally spick farm house owned by his churchman before Cleveland grew up to assign a city."

In 1939, he was first-rate into the National Academy of Originate as an Associate Academician.^{[citation needed]}

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