Artistic Lineage: Deane G. Keller

In an effort to understand the lineage of our own artistic experiences, and those we pass along to our students, we have been researching relationships from our teachers to their teachers over many generations. Here is a tree which traces our lineage through one of our teachers, Deane G. Keller, to the founding of the French Academy in 1648.

Eric Mannella (b. 1974)
and Allana Benham (b. 1975) studied with

Deane G. Keller (1940-2005)

• Deane G. Keller studied with Deane Keller Sr. (1901-1992)

... Deane G. Keller also studied with Nera Simi (1890-1987), and anatomy with David Rubins at the John Herron Art Institute from 1966 to 1968.

Deane Keller Sr. and Robert Beverly Hale (1901-1985) studied with George Bridgman (1864-1943)

Bridgman was a student of Gérôme (1824-1904) and Boulanger (1824-1888) in Paris


Gérôme was a student of Delaroche (1797-1856)

Delaroche and Bernard-Romain Julien (1802-1871) were students of Gros (1771-1835)


Gros was a pupil of David (1748-1825)

David studied with Vien (1716-1809)


Vien studied with François Boucher (1703-1770)


Boucher was a student of François LeMoyne (1688-1737)


LeMoyne was a pupil of Louis Galloche (1670-1761)


Galloche studied with Louis Boullogne II (1657-1733)


Louis Boullogne II studied with his father, Louis Boullogne the Elder (also known as Bon Boulloge, 1606 or 1609-1674). He participated in the decoration of the Louvre and Versailles, and was one of 14 founders of the French Academy in 1648. All of his 4 childern; 2 girls and 2 boys, were acclaimed painters.