A Clarke County, Virginia born artist, William Washington painted portraits and military genre scenes of the Civil War. He was especially known for a work titled The Burial of Latane, an image... Read full biography
A Clarke County, Virginia born artist, William Washington painted portraits and military genre scenes of the Civil War. He was especially known for a work titled The Burial of Latane, an image generally associated with the lost cause of the South. He was close to this subject because he had been a... Read full biography
A Clarke County, Virginia born artist, William Washington painted portraits and military genre scenes of the Civil War. He was especially known for a work titled The Burial of Latane, an image generally associated with the lost cause of the South. He was close to this subject because he had been a civilian draftsman for General Robert E Lee. He trained in Washington DC and in Dusseldorf, Germany at the Academy with Emanuel Leutze, and exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy, the National Academy... Read full biography
A Clarke County, Virginia born artist, William Washington painted portraits and military genre scenes of the Civil War. He was especially known for a work titled The Burial of Latane, an image generally associated with the lost cause of the South. He was close to this subject because he had been a civilian draftsman for General Robert E Lee. He trained in Washington DC and in Dusseldorf, Germany at the Academy with Emanuel Leutze, and exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy, the National Academy of Design, and the Washington Art Association, which he served as the first Vice President. In 1864, with physical injuries from the war, he established a studio in Richmond, Virginia. In 1869, he taught art at the Virginia Military Academy. He died... Read full biography
A Clarke County, Virginia born artist, William Washington painted portraits and military genre scenes of the Civil War. He was especially known for a work titled The Burial of Latane, an image generally associated with the lost cause of the South. He was close to this subject because he had been a civilian draftsman for General Robert E Lee. He trained in Washington DC and in Dusseldorf, Germany at the Academy with Emanuel Leutze, and exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy, the National Academy of Design, and the Washington Art Association, which he served as the first Vice President. In 1864, with physical injuries from the war, he established a studio in Richmond, Virginia. In 1869, he taught art at the Virginia Military Academy. He died in 1870 in Lexington, Virginia. A note from Sarah Tignor, The Johnson Collection:. The artist... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (17)
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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
Early Art and Artists in West Virginia
2000
Cuthbert, John A.
301 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Confederate Soldier Artists, Painting The South's War
1998
Stevenson, Lauralee Trent
142 pages (color)
Picturing History: American Painting, 1770-1930 (Exhibition catalog)
1993
Ayers, William S
256 pages (color)
Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory The Civil War in Art
1993
Holzer, Harold/Mark E Neely Jr
336 pages (color)
Art Across America: New England, New York, Mid-Atlantic (Volume One)
1990
Gerdts, William H
421 pages (color)
Art Across America: The South, Near Midwest (Volume Two)
1990
Gerdts, William H
396 pages (color)
Look Away: Reality and Sentiment in Southern Art
1989
Pennington, Estill Curtis
200 pages (color)
Annual Exhibition Record, 1807-1870, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (Exhibition catalog)
1988
Falk, Peter Hastings
472 pages
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
The Capital Image Painters in Washington 1800-1915 (Exhibition catalog)
1983
Cosentino, Andrew; Henry H. Glassie
280 pages (color)
The Art of the Old South: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture and the Products of Craftsmen
1983
Poesch, Jessie
384 pages (color)
Painting in the South: 1564-1980 (Exhibition catalog)
1983
Virginia Museum, Richmond
362 pages (color)
Artists in Virginia Before 1900: An Annotated Checklist
1983
Wright, R Lewis
200 pages
Exhibition Record 1861-1900, National Academy of Design (Two Volumes Set) (Exhibition catalog)