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1808 New York, New York - 1865 New York, New York. Known for: Landscape, panorama painting.
This following biography was researched, compiled, and written by Geoffrey K. Fleming, Executive Director, Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV. WALTER MASON ODDIE, A.N.A. (1807/08 – November 15,... Read full biography
This following biography was researched, compiled, and written by Geoffrey K. Fleming, Executive Director, Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV. WALTER MASON ODDIE, A.N.A. (1807/08 – November 15, 1865). Landscape painter and merchant. A prominent Brooklyn, Long Island, New York painter, he is... Read full biography
This following biography was researched, compiled, and written by Geoffrey K. Fleming, Executive Director, Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV. WALTER MASON ODDIE, A.N.A. (1807/08 – November 15, 1865). Landscape painter and merchant. A prominent Brooklyn, Long Island, New York painter, he is best remembered as one of the first teachers of the respected American genre painter, Edward Lamson Henry (1841 – 1919). His place of birth is variously reported as Maryland or Washington, DC, or... Read full biography
This following biography was researched, compiled, and written by Geoffrey K. Fleming, Executive Director, Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV. WALTER MASON ODDIE, A.N.A. (1807/08 – November 15, 1865). Landscape painter and merchant. A prominent Brooklyn, Long Island, New York painter, he is best remembered as one of the first teachers of the respected American genre painter, Edward Lamson Henry (1841 – 1919). His place of birth is variously reported as Maryland or Washington, DC, or possibly New Orleans, Louisiana, where his father lived before moving permanently to New York. Walter Mason Oddie was the son of Cornelia Wattles (1784 – 1821) and John Ward Oddie (1772 – 1865). John Oddie was a merchant and native of Great Britain and... Read full biography
This following biography was researched, compiled, and written by Geoffrey K. Fleming, Executive Director, Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV. WALTER MASON ODDIE, A.N.A. (1807/08 – November 15, 1865). Landscape painter and merchant. A prominent Brooklyn, Long Island, New York painter, he is best remembered as one of the first teachers of the respected American genre painter, Edward Lamson Henry (1841 – 1919). His place of birth is variously reported as Maryland or Washington, DC, or possibly New Orleans, Louisiana, where his father lived before moving permanently to New York. Walter Mason Oddie was the son of Cornelia Wattles (1784 – 1821) and John Ward Oddie (1772 – 1865). John Oddie was a merchant and native of Great Britain and arrived in the United States around 1800, while Cornelia Wattles was the daughter of Major Mason Wattles (17... Read full biography
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This following biography was researched, compiled, and written by Geoffrey K. Fleming, Executive Director, Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV.
WALTER MASON ODDIE, A.N.A. (1807/08 – November 15, 1865)
Landscape painter and merchant. A prominent Brooklyn, Long Island, New York painter, he is best remembered as one of the first teachers of the respected American genre painter, Edward Lamson Henry (1841 – 1919).
His place of birth is variously reported as Maryland or Washington, DC, or possibly New Orleans, Louisiana, where his father lived before moving permanently to New York. Walter Mason Oddie was the son of Cornelia Wattles (1784 – 1821) and John Ward Oddie (1772 – 1865). John Oddie was a...But wait, there's more...
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