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American, Impressionist Painter. As a gifted art student he went to Paris to further his studies. Returning to Boston, he made a living from magazine illustration. Tarbell was a tremendously important influence in for Boston artists. His students, and many of his established colleagues as well, were termed "Tarbellites" and adhered to his program of high standards of execution in painting and drawing, and a preference for genteel subject matter.
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