G. Harvey
1933 – 2017
BORN IN
San Antonio, Texas
KNOWN FOR
Western genre-streets and nocturne painting, teaching
NAME VARIATIONS
Gerald Harvey, Gerald Harvey Jones
Following is the obituary of the artist, by Jim Daly of Focus on the Family, Web, 2017
G. Harvey (Gerald Harvey Jones) (1933-2017)
Known for paintings closely linked in mood and subject matter to Edouard Cortes [1882-1962], G Harvey creates romanticized street scenes of turn of the century towns in America. Rain slick streets reflect urban lights, and the weather is obviously cold. He grew up in the rugged hills north of San Antonio, Texas from where herds of longhorn cattle were once driven up dusty trails to the Kansas railheads. His grandfather was a trail boss at 18 and helped create an American legend for his grandson. So the American West is not only the artist’s inspiration but his birthright.