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1812 New Haven, Connecticut - 1862 Jamestown, New York. Known for: Marine, coastal view, animal, caricature.
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Born in 1811 in New Haven, Connecticut, Henry Flagg became known for his marine and animal paintings and for his caricatures. He was the eldest son of Mayor Flagg of New Haven and had two artist... Read full biography
Born in 1811 in New Haven, Connecticut, Henry Flagg became known for his marine and animal paintings and for his caricatures. He was the eldest son of Mayor Flagg of New Haven and had two artist brothers, George and Jared. He spent part of his childhood in South Carolina, and from 1827 to 1832,... Read full biography
Born in 1811 in New Haven, Connecticut, Henry Flagg became known for his marine and animal paintings and for his caricatures. He was the eldest son of Mayor Flagg of New Haven and had two artist brothers, George and Jared. He spent part of his childhood in South Carolina, and from 1827 to 1832, served in the U.S. Navy. Returning to New Haven, he became a marine painter and often exhibited pictures at East Coast venues including the Boston Athenaeum and the National Academy of Design. Many of... Read full biography
Born in 1811 in New Haven, Connecticut, Henry Flagg became known for his marine and animal paintings and for his caricatures. He was the eldest son of Mayor Flagg of New Haven and had two artist brothers, George and Jared. He spent part of his childhood in South Carolina, and from 1827 to 1832, served in the U.S. Navy. Returning to New Haven, he became a marine painter and often exhibited pictures at East Coast venues including the Boston Athenaeum and the National Academy of Design. Many of his works taken from sketches he made while on tours of duty including to South America where his travels to Peru inspired the 1837 painting, "Peruvians, with a View Near Lima'. After spending some years as a professional painter, Henry Flagg re-joined... Read full biography
Born in 1811 in New Haven, Connecticut, Henry Flagg became known for his marine and animal paintings and for his caricatures. He was the eldest son of Mayor Flagg of New Haven and had two artist brothers, George and Jared. He spent part of his childhood in South Carolina, and from 1827 to 1832, served in the U.S. Navy. Returning to New Haven, he became a marine painter and often exhibited pictures at East Coast venues including the Boston Athenaeum and the National Academy of Design. Many of his works taken from sketches he made while on tours of duty including to South America where his travels to Peru inspired the 1837 painting, "Peruvians, with a View Near Lima'. After spending some years as a professional painter, Henry Flagg re-joined the Navy. He died in 1862 in Jamestown, New York, shortly after achieving the rank of Commander. Source:. Groce and Wallace, "Diction... Read full biography
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Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesWho Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)3,724 pagesArt Across America: New England, New York, Mid-Atlantic (Volume One)
1990Gerdts, William H421 pages (color)Tropical Renaissance North American Artists: Latin America 1839-1879
1989Manthorne, Katherine Emma235 pages (color)Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986Opitz, Glenn B (editor)1,081 pagesExhibition Record 1861-1900, National Academy of Design (Two Volumes Set)
1973
(Exhibition catalog)Naylor, Maria1,075 pagesGreat Artists of America
1963Freedgood, Lillian254 pages (color)The New York Historical Society's Dictionary of Artists in America 1564-1860
1957Groce, George; David Wallace759 pagesNational Academy of Design Exhibition Record, 1826-1860
1943
(Exhibition catalog)Cowdrey, Mary Bartlett0 pagesMallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index
1935Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge1,130 pagesThe National Gallery of Art Smithsonian Inst, Bulletin 70
1909Rathbun, Richard140 pages