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1818 Buffalo, New York - 1872 Boston, Massachusetts. Known for: Portrait.
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William H. Simpson was an African American portraitist based in New York City. Born in 1818, Simpson showed early signs of artistic talent and broadened them through apprenticeships and training.... Read full biography
William H. Simpson was an African American portraitist based in New York City. Born in 1818, Simpson showed early signs of artistic talent and broadened them through apprenticeships and training. Simpson was fortunate enough to study under Matthew Henry Wilson, who was a professional Neoclassical... Read full biography
William H. Simpson was an African American portraitist based in New York City. Born in 1818, Simpson showed early signs of artistic talent and broadened them through apprenticeships and training. Simpson was fortunate enough to study under Matthew Henry Wilson, who was a professional Neoclassical portraitist. Wilson discovered his artistic talent and offered him a job as his assistant. They opened an art studio in Massachusetts that provided Simpson with a growing reputation as a portraitist.... Read full biography
William H. Simpson was an African American portraitist based in New York City. Born in 1818, Simpson showed early signs of artistic talent and broadened them through apprenticeships and training. Simpson was fortunate enough to study under Matthew Henry Wilson, who was a professional Neoclassical portraitist. Wilson discovered his artistic talent and offered him a job as his assistant. They opened an art studio in Massachusetts that provided Simpson with a growing reputation as a portraitist. Throughout his career, Simpson painted family and individual portraits for people all over the world. An African American writer, William Wells Brown, included Simpson in his books as “one of the most influential Africans in the West” (Farrington,... Read full biography
William H. Simpson was an African American portraitist based in New York City. Born in 1818, Simpson showed early signs of artistic talent and broadened them through apprenticeships and training. Simpson was fortunate enough to study under Matthew Henry Wilson, who was a professional Neoclassical portraitist. Wilson discovered his artistic talent and offered him a job as his assistant. They opened an art studio in Massachusetts that provided Simpson with a growing reputation as a portraitist. Throughout his career, Simpson painted family and individual portraits for people all over the world. An African American writer, William Wells Brown, included Simpson in his books as “one of the most influential Africans in the West” (Farrington, 71). Simpson commonly created portraits of abolitionists, antislavery advocates, and African American leaders who were pressing for the free... 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 pagesThe Capital Image Painters in Washington 1800-1915
1983
(Exhibition catalog)Cosentino, Andrew; Henry H. Glassie280 pages (color)Art: African American
1978Lewis, Samella246 pages (color)Afro-American Artists: A Bio-Bibliographical Directory
1973Cederholm, Theresa Dickason348 pagesThe Afro-American Artist A Search for Identity
1973Fine, Elsa Honig310 pages (color)American Negro Art
1960Dover, Cedric186 pages (color)Modern Negro Art
1943Porter, James A272 pages