Born in Scotland, Alexander Stuart became a painter of ship portraits who was listed in the census as living in New York in 1860. From 1863 to 1866, he served in the U.S. Navy and then spent the... Read full biography
Born in Scotland, Alexander Stuart became a painter of ship portraits who was listed in the census as living in New York in 1860. From 1863 to 1866, he served in the U.S. Navy and then spent the remainder of his life living along the Delaware River area near Philadelphia, Camden, Wilmington, etc.... Read full biography
Born in Scotland, Alexander Stuart became a painter of ship portraits who was listed in the census as living in New York in 1860. From 1863 to 1866, he served in the U.S. Navy and then spent the remainder of his life living along the Delaware River area near Philadelphia, Camden, Wilmington, etc. He worked for shipbuilders but was an alcoholic. In 1884, he advertised himself as a gynecologist. Often he signed his works simply as Stuart with a monogram of an anchor. Source: Peter Falk, WHO WAS... Read full biography
Born in Scotland, Alexander Stuart became a painter of ship portraits who was listed in the census as living in New York in 1860. From 1863 to 1866, he served in the U.S. Navy and then spent the remainder of his life living along the Delaware River area near Philadelphia, Camden, Wilmington, etc. He worked for shipbuilders but was an alcoholic. In 1884, he advertised himself as a gynecologist. Often he signed his works simply as Stuart with a monogram of an anchor. Source: Peter Falk, WHO WAS WHO IN AMERICAN ART. ----------------------------------------------------------------------. Alexander Stuart was born in Scotland on June 2, 1831. He received his early schooling in Glasgow, and later attended the Rugby School, England. He studied at... Read full biography
Born in Scotland, Alexander Stuart became a painter of ship portraits who was listed in the census as living in New York in 1860. From 1863 to 1866, he served in the U.S. Navy and then spent the remainder of his life living along the Delaware River area near Philadelphia, Camden, Wilmington, etc. He worked for shipbuilders but was an alcoholic. In 1884, he advertised himself as a gynecologist. Often he signed his works simply as Stuart with a monogram of an anchor. Source: Peter Falk, WHO WAS WHO IN AMERICAN ART. ----------------------------------------------------------------------. Alexander Stuart was born in Scotland on June 2, 1831. He received his early schooling in Glasgow, and later attended the Rugby School, England. He studied at the University of Edinburgh, receiving one degree in draftsmanship and one in medicine. Afterwards, Stuart traveled extensiv... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (9)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
Dictionary of Marine Artists (Peabody Museum)
1982
Brewington, Dorothy E R
431 pages
Dictionary of Sea Painters
1980
Archibald, E H H
455 pages (color)
The U S A A History in Art
1975
Smith, Bradley
296 pages (color)
The Marine Paintings and Drawings in the Peabody Museum
1968
Brewington, M V and Dorothy
530 pages (color)
The New York Historical Society's Dictionary of Artists in America 1564-1860