Eliot O'Hara

Eliot O'Hara
Born(1890-06-14)June 14, 1890
Waltham, Massachusetts
DiedJuly 30, 1969(1969-07-30) (aged 79)
Washington D.C.
NationalityAmerican
Known forWatercolor painting
AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship, 1928

Eliot O'Hara (June 14, 1890 – July 30, 1969) was an American artist and educator known for his masterful watercolors, especially his impressionistic landscapes. The Ogunquit Museum of American Art in Maine has over 120 of his watercolors, representing all aspects of his work. His paintings are in the collections of many American museums, and have been the subject of exhibitions throughout the US. He was an influential educator through his nearly 40 years of teaching, writing, and filmmaking.