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Sturtevant J Hamblen BIOGRAPHY
1817 - 1884. Known for: Naive portrait, child figure painting.
The following is from Peter Kostoulakos, AOA, NEAA: Fine Art Consultant. Sturtevant J. Hamblin Act. 1837-1856. Sturtevant J. Hamblin worked as a portrait painter in Portland, Maine and, sometime... Read full biography
The following is from Peter Kostoulakos, AOA, NEAA: Fine Art Consultant. Sturtevant J. Hamblin Act. 1837-1856. Sturtevant J. Hamblin worked as a portrait painter in Portland, Maine and, sometime around 1839, he was working in Boston, Massachusetts with his family. His facts are a little vague and... Read full biography
The following is from Peter Kostoulakos, AOA, NEAA: Fine Art Consultant. Sturtevant J. Hamblin Act. 1837-1856. Sturtevant J. Hamblin worked as a portrait painter in Portland, Maine and, sometime around 1839, he was working in Boston, Massachusetts with his family. His facts are a little vague and can be confusing. His last name is sometimes spelled Hamblen and he is sometimes listed as L. J. Hamblin. His birth and death dates are also varied: ArtCyclopedia has 1817-1884, Davenports has... Read full biography
The following is from Peter Kostoulakos, AOA, NEAA: Fine Art Consultant. Sturtevant J. Hamblin Act. 1837-1856. Sturtevant J. Hamblin worked as a portrait painter in Portland, Maine and, sometime around 1839, he was working in Boston, Massachusetts with his family. His facts are a little vague and can be confusing. His last name is sometimes spelled Hamblen and he is sometimes listed as L. J. Hamblin. His birth and death dates are also varied: ArtCyclopedia has 1817-1884, Davenports has 1823-1856, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Smithsonian have him as active 1837-1856. Hamblin's style is listed as Primitive but today the style of artists without formal training is referred to as Folk Art or Naive Art — a very desirable style for... Read full biography
The following is from Peter Kostoulakos, AOA, NEAA: Fine Art Consultant. Sturtevant J. Hamblin Act. 1837-1856. Sturtevant J. Hamblin worked as a portrait painter in Portland, Maine and, sometime around 1839, he was working in Boston, Massachusetts with his family. His facts are a little vague and can be confusing. His last name is sometimes spelled Hamblen and he is sometimes listed as L. J. Hamblin. His birth and death dates are also varied: ArtCyclopedia has 1817-1884, Davenports has 1823-1856, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Smithsonian have him as active 1837-1856. Hamblin's style is listed as Primitive but today the style of artists without formal training is referred to as Folk Art or Naive Art — a very desirable style for private collectors and museums. Sturtevant worked with his brothers Eli, Joseph, Nathaniel, and their sister Rosamond, wife of W... Read full biography
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The following is from Peter Kostoulakos, AOA, NEAA: Fine Art Consultant
Sturtevant J. Hamblin Act. 1837-1856
Sturtevant J. Hamblin worked as a portrait painter in Portland, Maine and, sometime around 1839, he was working in Boston, Massachusetts with his family. His facts are a little vague and can be confusing. His last name is sometimes spelled Hamblen and he is sometimes listed as L. J. Hamblin. His birth and death dates are also varied: ArtCyclopedia has 1817-1884, Davenports has 1823-1856, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Smithsonian have him as active 1837-1856.
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