Artists

George Drew

American, 1875-1968

George W. Drew was born 21 December 1875 in Massachusetts.  He was a member of the Independent Artists Association.  He exhibited at the National Academy of Design and they have him recorded as living at 745 Columbus Ave., N.Y. in the year 1898.  He also exhibited at the Allied Artists of America, which was established in 1914, Salons of America, N.Y. State Fair, Newark State Fair, Newark Museum and New York Museum of Science & Industry.

A Mural of Drew’s work can be seen at Travers Island Yacht House in Mount Vernon New York.  He traveled with Pember Smith and painted in Connecticut, New England, and Italy.  Many of his works are so similar to that of Pember Smith the two are often confused.