Edward John Russell was a painter, printmaker, draftsman, illustrator, political cartoonist and photographer. He was born on the Isle of Wight, England, and lived his adult years in the Canadian... Read full biography
Edward John Russell was a painter, printmaker, draftsman, illustrator, political cartoonist and photographer. He was born on the Isle of Wight, England, and lived his adult years in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, and in Boston, Massachusetts where he died. (1). His mediums were oil,... Read full biography
Edward John Russell was a painter, printmaker, draftsman, illustrator, political cartoonist and photographer. He was born on the Isle of Wight, England, and lived his adult years in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, and in Boston, Massachusetts where he died. (1). His mediums were oil, watercolor, gouache*, pen and ink, graphite*, wood engraving* and lithography*. His most well known subjects are ships, specifically portraits of single boats under sail. However his oeuvre also included... Read full biography
Edward John Russell was a painter, printmaker, draftsman, illustrator, political cartoonist and photographer. He was born on the Isle of Wight, England, and lived his adult years in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, and in Boston, Massachusetts where he died. (1). His mediums were oil, watercolor, gouache*, pen and ink, graphite*, wood engraving* and lithography*. His most well known subjects are ships, specifically portraits of single boats under sail. However his oeuvre also included other marine themes like ship wrecks, boat races, harbors and navy activity; as well as non-marine subjects such as cityscapes, street scenes, genre*, war, natural disasters, news events, politics and portraits. His style was Realism*. (2). According... Read full biography
Edward John Russell was a painter, printmaker, draftsman, illustrator, political cartoonist and photographer. He was born on the Isle of Wight, England, and lived his adult years in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, and in Boston, Massachusetts where he died. (1). His mediums were oil, watercolor, gouache*, pen and ink, graphite*, wood engraving* and lithography*. His most well known subjects are ships, specifically portraits of single boats under sail. However his oeuvre also included other marine themes like ship wrecks, boat races, harbors and navy activity; as well as non-marine subjects such as cityscapes, street scenes, genre*, war, natural disasters, news events, politics and portraits. His style was Realism*. (2). According to the Canadian Heritage Information Network* there are Edward John Russell works in the permanent collections of the Art Gallery of Hamilto... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (13)
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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
Biographical Index of Artists in Canada
2003
McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing
250 pages
The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction
2001
Westbridge, Anthony R. and Diana L. Bodnar
622 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Early Views of British N America
1994
Lumsden, Ian G
74 pages
Art and Architecture in Canada: A Bibliography and Guide to the Literature to 1981
1991
Lerner, Loren R; Mary F. Williamson
1,557 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
Dictionary of Sea Painters
1980
Archibald, E H H
455 pages (color)
A Dictionary of Canadian Artists (8 Volumes)
1974
MacDonald, Colin, S.
3,667 pages
Early Painters and Engravers in Canada
1970
Harper, J. Russell
392 pages
The Marine Paintings and Drawings in the Peabody Museum