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James Henry Beard BIOGRAPHY
1811 Buffalo, New York - 1893 Flushing, New York. Known for: Notable portrait, animals and genre paintings.
Born in Buffalo, New York, James Beard was a self-taught artist known for children's portraits, often posed with domestic pets. His satirical anthropomorphic animal subjects and other humorous topics... Read full biography
Born in Buffalo, New York, James Beard was a self-taught artist known for children's portraits, often posed with domestic pets. His satirical anthropomorphic animal subjects and other humorous topics were much in contrast to prevalent sentimentality. He was an honorary member of the National... Read full biography
Born in Buffalo, New York, James Beard was a self-taught artist known for children's portraits, often posed with domestic pets. His satirical anthropomorphic animal subjects and other humorous topics were much in contrast to prevalent sentimentality. He was an honorary member of the National Academy of Design* from 1848 to 1860 and a full member until his death. His birth date has been disputed with the years 1811, 1814 and 1815 given, but 1811 is the date in his family's Bible. At age 11, he... Read full biography
Born in Buffalo, New York, James Beard was a self-taught artist known for children's portraits, often posed with domestic pets. His satirical anthropomorphic animal subjects and other humorous topics were much in contrast to prevalent sentimentality. He was an honorary member of the National Academy of Design* from 1848 to 1860 and a full member until his death. His birth date has been disputed with the years 1811, 1814 and 1815 given, but 1811 is the date in his family's Bible. At age 11, he moved with his family to Painesville, Ohio, where he was raised and where his artist brother, William Holbrook, was born. For some years, he was an itinerant* portrait painter, traveling to Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, New Orleans and Louisville. From 1834... Read full biography
Born in Buffalo, New York, James Beard was a self-taught artist known for children's portraits, often posed with domestic pets. His satirical anthropomorphic animal subjects and other humorous topics were much in contrast to prevalent sentimentality. He was an honorary member of the National Academy of Design* from 1848 to 1860 and a full member until his death. His birth date has been disputed with the years 1811, 1814 and 1815 given, but 1811 is the date in his family's Bible. At age 11, he moved with his family to Painesville, Ohio, where he was raised and where his artist brother, William Holbrook, was born. For some years, he was an itinerant* portrait painter, traveling to Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, New Orleans and Louisville. From 1834 to 1870, Beard lived in Cincinnati, Ohio, but spent his winters in New Orleans, and was in N... Read full biography
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Born in Buffalo, New York, James Beard was a self-taught artist known for children's portraits, often posed with domestic pets. His satirical anthropomorphic animal subjects and other humorous topics were much in contrast to prevalent sentimentality.
He was an honorary member of the National Academy of Design* from 1848 to 1860 and a full member until his death.
His birth date has been disputed with the years 1811, 1814 and 1815 given, but 1811 is the date in his family's Bible.
At age 11, he moved with his family to Painesville, Ohio, where he was raised and where his artist brother, William Holbrook, was born. For some years, he was an itinerant* portrait painter, traveling to Cincinnati, P...But wait, there's more...
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