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Frank Buchser BIOGRAPHY
1828 Feldbrunnen, Switzerland - 1890 Feldbrunnen, Switzerland. Known for: Portrait and western landscape painting, sketches.
With an interest in the after-effects of the Civil War, Frank Buchser spent much time in Virigina in the area of Charlottesville and painted landscapes and portraits of black Americans. In 1869, he... Read full biography
With an interest in the after-effects of the Civil War, Frank Buchser spent much time in Virigina in the area of Charlottesville and painted landscapes and portraits of black Americans. In 1869, he also did a portrait of Robert E. Lee, Confederate Civil War General. According to researcher Sam... Read full biography
With an interest in the after-effects of the Civil War, Frank Buchser spent much time in Virigina in the area of Charlottesville and painted landscapes and portraits of black Americans. In 1869, he also did a portrait of Robert E. Lee, Confederate Civil War General. According to researcher Sam Towler, the name of Frank Buscher (Buchser) was listed in the 1870 census of Charlottesville, Virginia, Fredericksville Parish. His residence was written as the hotel run by Rice Bailey, which at that... Read full biography
With an interest in the after-effects of the Civil War, Frank Buchser spent much time in Virigina in the area of Charlottesville and painted landscapes and portraits of black Americans. In 1869, he also did a portrait of Robert E. Lee, Confederate Civil War General. According to researcher Sam Towler, the name of Frank Buscher (Buchser) was listed in the 1870 census of Charlottesville, Virginia, Fredericksville Parish. His residence was written as the hotel run by Rice Bailey, which at that time was outside the city limits near what is now the University of Virginia. Buchser was also active as a portraitist in Washington DC and New York City, where he exhibited at the National Academy of Design. His art studies were in Rome and Paris.... Read full biography
With an interest in the after-effects of the Civil War, Frank Buchser spent much time in Virigina in the area of Charlottesville and painted landscapes and portraits of black Americans. In 1869, he also did a portrait of Robert E. Lee, Confederate Civil War General. According to researcher Sam Towler, the name of Frank Buscher (Buchser) was listed in the 1870 census of Charlottesville, Virginia, Fredericksville Parish. His residence was written as the hotel run by Rice Bailey, which at that time was outside the city limits near what is now the University of Virginia. Buchser was also active as a portraitist in Washington DC and New York City, where he exhibited at the National Academy of Design. His art studies were in Rome and Paris. Sources include:. Peter Falk, Who Was Who in American Art. Sam Towler, inf... Read full biography
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With an interest in the after-effects of the Civil War, Frank Buchser spent much time in Virigina in the area of Charlottesville and painted landscapes and portraits of black Americans. In 1869, he also did a portrait of Robert E. Lee, Confederate Civil War General.
According to researcher Sam Towler, the name of Frank Buscher (Buchser) was listed in the 1870 census of Charlottesville, Virginia, Fredericksville Parish. His residence was written as the hotel run by Rice Bailey, which at that time was outside the city limits near what is now the University of Virginia.
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