Page loaded successfully. Showing biography for Joseph Dwight Strong Jr.
Joseph Dwight Strong Jr BIOGRAPHY
1852 Bridgeport, Connecticut - 1900 San Francisco, California. Known for: Landscape, genre and portrait painting.
A landscape and portrait painter who was a prominent part of the Northern California art scene in the late 19th century, Joseph Strong also was noted for his paintings in Hawaii including a large oil... Read full biography
A landscape and portrait painter who was a prominent part of the Northern California art scene in the late 19th century, Joseph Strong also was noted for his paintings in Hawaii including a large oil on canvas, "Japanese Laborers on Spreckelsville Plantation", 39 X 79. He was born in Bridgeport,... Read full biography
A landscape and portrait painter who was a prominent part of the Northern California art scene in the late 19th century, Joseph Strong also was noted for his paintings in Hawaii including a large oil on canvas, "Japanese Laborers on Spreckelsville Plantation", 39 X 79. He was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the son of a Congregational minister at the Fort Street Church in Honolulu. He lived in Hawaii for several years as a child and then moved to Oakland, California in 1859. He was one of the... Read full biography
A landscape and portrait painter who was a prominent part of the Northern California art scene in the late 19th century, Joseph Strong also was noted for his paintings in Hawaii including a large oil on canvas, "Japanese Laborers on Spreckelsville Plantation", 39 X 79. He was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the son of a Congregational minister at the Fort Street Church in Honolulu. He lived in Hawaii for several years as a child and then moved to Oakland, California in 1859. He was one of the first students in the California School of Design, studying with Virgil Williams. He painted a portrait of the mayor of Oakland that received so much acclaim that people raised enough money for him to study in Munich under Karl Von Piloty. He... Read full biography
A landscape and portrait painter who was a prominent part of the Northern California art scene in the late 19th century, Joseph Strong also was noted for his paintings in Hawaii including a large oil on canvas, "Japanese Laborers on Spreckelsville Plantation", 39 X 79. He was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the son of a Congregational minister at the Fort Street Church in Honolulu. He lived in Hawaii for several years as a child and then moved to Oakland, California in 1859. He was one of the first students in the California School of Design, studying with Virgil Williams. He painted a portrait of the mayor of Oakland that received so much acclaim that people raised enough money for him to study in Munich under Karl Von Piloty. He returned to California in 1879 and lived for several years in Monterey with his sister, Elizabeth, and became a part of the bohemian group of ar... Read full biography
Artist Biography
Biography page for Joseph Dwight Strong Jr ((1852 - 1900)), known for Landscape, genre and portrait painting. Showing 1 biographical entries and 0 sample artworks.
Joseph Dwight Strong Jr - Artist Info
About Joseph Dwight Strong Jr
Biography
A landscape and portrait painter who was a prominent part of the Northern California art scene in the late 19th century, Joseph Strong also was noted for his paintings in Hawaii including a large oil on canvas, "Japanese Laborers on Spreckelsville Plantation", 39 X 79.
He was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the son of a Congregational minister at the Fort Street Church in Honolulu. He lived in Hawaii for several years as a child and then moved to Oakland, California in 1859. He was one of the first students in the California School of Design, studying with Virgil Williams.
He painted a portrait of the mayor of Oakland that received so much acclaim that people raised enough money for him to study in Munich under Karl Von Pilot...But wait, there's more...
Displaying 2,471 of 5,885 characters.
Subscriber Members, please Sign In for full artist biographies and all services.
For non-paying users, good news! Full text bios for all artists are available every Friday.
If you are not currently a member, please See Details about membership.