Edward Mitchell Bannister (b. 1828 sometimes listed as 1826 or 1833- d. 1901). He was the best-known landscape painter associated with Rhode Island in the late 1800s, and was the first... Read full biography
Edward Mitchell Bannister (b. 1828 sometimes listed as 1826 or 1833- d. 1901). He was the best-known landscape painter associated with Rhode Island in the late 1800s, and was the first African-American artist to win national recognition. At the Philadelphia World Centennial of 1876, Edward... Read full biography
Edward Mitchell Bannister (b. 1828 sometimes listed as 1826 or 1833- d. 1901). He was the best-known landscape painter associated with Rhode Island in the late 1800s, and was the first African-American artist to win national recognition. At the Philadelphia World Centennial of 1876, Edward Bannister was the only New England artist to win a bronze medal. Born and raised in the small seaport town of St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada, Bannister had a long path to becoming a fine artist and... Read full biography
Edward Mitchell Bannister (b. 1828 sometimes listed as 1826 or 1833- d. 1901). He was the best-known landscape painter associated with Rhode Island in the late 1800s, and was the first African-American artist to win national recognition. At the Philadelphia World Centennial of 1876, Edward Bannister was the only New England artist to win a bronze medal. Born and raised in the small seaport town of St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada, Bannister had a long path to becoming a fine artist and ultimately attributed his art talents to his belief in God. He was the son of a black man from Barbados and a white woman from Canada. All British provinces abolished slavery shortly after Bannister's birth, giving him the latitude to develop his interest... Read full biography
Edward Mitchell Bannister (b. 1828 sometimes listed as 1826 or 1833- d. 1901). He was the best-known landscape painter associated with Rhode Island in the late 1800s, and was the first African-American artist to win national recognition. At the Philadelphia World Centennial of 1876, Edward Bannister was the only New England artist to win a bronze medal. Born and raised in the small seaport town of St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada, Bannister had a long path to becoming a fine artist and ultimately attributed his art talents to his belief in God. He was the son of a black man from Barbados and a white woman from Canada. All British provinces abolished slavery shortly after Bannister's birth, giving him the latitude to develop his interest for art, studying the major established artists, while living as a free Black. His mother encouraged his interest i... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (42)
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The Black and White Exhibitions of the Salmagundi Sketch Club 1878 to 1887: A Guide to Etchings, Engravings, Drawings, Sculpture, Ceramics, Oils and Monotypes
2007
Katlan, Alexander W. (editor)
272 pages
For Sale
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
African American Art and Artists
2003
Lewis, Samella
340 pages (color)
How to Draw Rhode Island's Sights and Symbols
2002
Weintraub, Alison
0 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Critical Issues in American Art A Book of Readings
1998
Calo, Mary Ann
328 pages
Collecting African American Art Works on Paper and Canvas
1998
Taha, Halima
270 pages (color)
St. James Guide to Black Artists: Published in Association with Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
1997
Riggs, Thomas (Editor); Howard Dobson (Preface)
625 pages
The Harmon and Harriet Kelley Collection of African American Art (Exhibition catalog)
1994
Kelley, Harmon; D. Hyland, G. Coker, et all
68 pages (color)
African American Art (Exhibition catalog)
1994
San Antonio Museum of Art
67 pages (color)
A History-African-American Artists From 1792 to the Present
1993
Bearden, Romare/Harry Henderson
542 pages (color)
Emergence of the African-American Artist/Robert S Duncanson 1821-1872
1993
Ketner, Joseph D
233 pages (color)
Free Within Ourselves: African-American Artists in the Collection of the National Museum of American Art
1993
Perry, Regina A
203 pages (color)
Edward Mitchell Bannister 1828-1901 (Exhibition catalog)
1992
Jennings, Corrine (intro)
80 pages (color)
Edward Mitchell Bannister
1992
Whitney Museum
79 pages (color)
Art Across America: New England, New York, Mid-Atlantic (Volume One)
1990
Gerdts, William H
421 pages (color)
Facing History The Black Image in American Art 1710-1940 (Exhibition catalog)
1990
McElroy, Guy C
190 pages (color)
American and European Paintings (Schwarz Galleries, Philadelphia) (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Robert Schwarz
32 pages (color)
African American Artists 1880-1987 Selections from the Evans-Tibbs Collection
1989
McElroy, Guy C (others)
125 pages (color)
In Nature's Ways American Landscape/Late Nineteenth Century (Exhibition catalog)
1987
Weber, Bruce/William H Gerdts
120 pages (color)
Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
1,081 pages
300 Years of American Art (two volumes)
1986
Zellman, Michael David
1,102 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
Sharing Traditions Five Black Artists in 19th Century America (Exhibition catalog)
1985
Hartigan, Lynda R
120 pages (color)
American Art in the Newark Museum Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture
1981
Newark Museum
431 pages (color)
Arts in America/A Bibliography Volume 2 (Painting and Graphics)
1979
Karpel, Bernard/Ruth Spiegel
736 pages
Art: African American
1978
Lewis, Samella
246 pages (color)
American Painting from the Museum's Collection c1800-1930
1977
Rhode Island School of Design
241 pages
Two Centuries of Black American Art (Exhibition catalog)
1976
Driskell, David C
221 pages (color)
American Art in the Barbizon Mood (Exhibition catalog)
1975
Bermingham, Peter
191 pages (color)
Amistad II Afro-American Art (Exhibition catalog)
1975
Driskell, David C
92 pages
American Paintings (in) The Rhode Island Historical Society
1974
Goodyear, Frank H
116 pages (color)
Afro-American Artists: A Bio-Bibliographical Directory
1973
Cederholm, Theresa Dickason
348 pages
The Afro-American Artist A Search for Identity
1973
Fine, Elsa Honig
310 pages (color)
Exhibition Record 1861-1900, National Academy of Design (Two Volumes Set) (Exhibition catalog)
1973
Naylor, Maria
1,075 pages
The Negro in Art
1971
Locke, Alain
224 pages
Three Centuries of New England Art From New England Museums
1969
Brockton Art Center
48 pages
American Negro Art
1960
Dover, Cedric
186 pages (color)
The New York Historical Society's Dictionary of Artists in America 1564-1860
1957
Groce, George; David Wallace
759 pages
Modern Negro Art
1943
Porter, James A
272 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index