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1840 Dublin, Indiana - 1918 Detroit, Michigan. Known for: Portrait, landscape, mural.
Noted as a portrait and landscape artist, James M. Dennis was born in Dublin, Indiana in 1840. At 18 years of age he left home to begin his art education in Cincinnati, Ohio. While there he... Read full biography
Noted as a portrait and landscape artist, James M. Dennis was born in Dublin, Indiana in 1840. At 18 years of age he left home to begin his art education in Cincinnati, Ohio. While there he befriended Alexander Wyant, who went on to become a famous landscape artist noted for his tonalist style, and... Read full biography
Noted as a portrait and landscape artist, James M. Dennis was born in Dublin, Indiana in 1840. At 18 years of age he left home to begin his art education in Cincinnati, Ohio. While there he befriended Alexander Wyant, who went on to become a famous landscape artist noted for his tonalist style, and also studied with the portrait painter Joseph O. Eaton. 1865 found James Dennis in Indianapolis, Indiana, in the company of Jacob Cox and Barton S. Hays where he successfully established a studio in... Read full biography
Noted as a portrait and landscape artist, James M. Dennis was born in Dublin, Indiana in 1840. At 18 years of age he left home to begin his art education in Cincinnati, Ohio. While there he befriended Alexander Wyant, who went on to become a famous landscape artist noted for his tonalist style, and also studied with the portrait painter Joseph O. Eaton. 1865 found James Dennis in Indianapolis, Indiana, in the company of Jacob Cox and Barton S. Hays where he successfully established a studio in portrait and landscape work. Seeking to renew old friendships and also further his studies, the artist left Indianapolis for a brief period in 1873 for New York City and the company of Eaton and Wyant. While Dennis had always attempted to imitate... Read full biography
Noted as a portrait and landscape artist, James M. Dennis was born in Dublin, Indiana in 1840. At 18 years of age he left home to begin his art education in Cincinnati, Ohio. While there he befriended Alexander Wyant, who went on to become a famous landscape artist noted for his tonalist style, and also studied with the portrait painter Joseph O. Eaton. 1865 found James Dennis in Indianapolis, Indiana, in the company of Jacob Cox and Barton S. Hays where he successfully established a studio in portrait and landscape work. Seeking to renew old friendships and also further his studies, the artist left Indianapolis for a brief period in 1873 for New York City and the company of Eaton and Wyant. While Dennis had always attempted to imitate other artists and their styles, it was Wyant who gave him the best advice on the direction his art should take: "Jim, go paint from nature; you can... 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: The South, Near Midwest (Volume Two)
1990Gerdts, William H396 pages (color)Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)707 pagesPortraits and Painters of the Governors of Indiana 1800-1978
1978Peat, Wilbur D104 pages (color)The New York Historical Society's Dictionary of Artists in America 1564-1860
1957Groce, George; David Wallace759 pagesPioneer Painters of Indiana
1954Peat, Wilbur D254 pages