R. Arneson

R. Gordon Arneson was born May 14, 1916 in Osnabrock, North Dakota. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1938 from North Dakota State College. While a lieutenant in the U.S. Army in 1945, Arneson served as secretary to the Interim Committee on Atomic Energy, a special body appointed by Secretary of War Henry Stimson to provide advice on the use of the atomic bomb and the future development of atomic energy. Later, Arneson served in the State Department as a special assistant (first to the Under Secretary of State, and subsequently to the Secretary of State) dealing with atomic energy matters. In this position, he worked during the Truman and Eisenhower administrations with Secretary of State Dean Acheson and Acheson’s successor, John Foster Dulles. In 1954 Arneson served as Deputy Science Adviser to the State Department. He died March 16, 1992 in Arlington, Virginia.
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R. Gordon Arneson, Dereliot in Eclipse, Oil on masonite, Overall: 31 7/8 x 27 x 1 in. (81 x 68.6 x 2.5 cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Nancy Long Arneson

R. Gordon Arneson, Hardanger Glacier Harland Norway, Oil on masonite, 30 3/4 x 48 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (78.1 x 123.8 x 4.4cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Nancy Long Arneson

R. Gordon Arneson, Timbers, Oil on masonite, Overall: 26 x 30 x 1 in. (66 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Nancy Long Arneson

R. Gordon Arneson, Feeding Time at Black Water, Oil on Masonite, Overall: 30 3/4 x 48 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. (78.1 x 123.2 x 4.4 cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Nancy Long Arneson

R. Gordon Arneson, Sunset at Black Water, Oil on canvas, Overall: 31 x 41 x 1 1/2 in. (78.7 x 104.1 x 3.8 cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Nancy Long Arneson

R. Gordon Arneson, Cattails, Oil on Masonite, Overall: 36 x 24 x 1 in. (91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Nancy Long Arneson

R. Gordon Arneson, Betula Nigra (River Birch), Oil on masonite, Overall: 48 x 30 x 1 in. (121.9 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Nancy Long Arneson

R. Gordon Arneson, Beeches Against March Sky, Mixed media, Overall: 48 1/2 x 30 3/4 x 2 in. (123.2 x 78.1 x 5.1 cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Nancy Long Arneson

R. Gordon Arneson, Ecostasis II, Oil on masonite, Overall: 26 x 30 x 1 in. (66 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Nancy Long Arneson

R. Gordon Arneson, Hallow the Everyday Blue Lantern, Oil on masonite, Overall: 26 x 26 x 1 in. (66 x 66 x 2.5 cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Nancy Long Arneson

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