Born on a Maryland farm near Union Bridge, William Rinehart became known for sculpture, especially marble* and bronze* portraits. He was such as success that by the mid-1860s, "patrons had to wait... Read full biography
Born on a Maryland farm near Union Bridge, William Rinehart became known for sculpture, especially marble* and bronze* portraits. He was such as success that by the mid-1860s, "patrons had to wait two or three years for completion of portrait busts." Also, "there was a steady demand for his ideal... Read full biography
Born on a Maryland farm near Union Bridge, William Rinehart became known for sculpture, especially marble* and bronze* portraits. He was such as success that by the mid-1860s, "patrons had to wait two or three years for completion of portrait busts." Also, "there was a steady demand for his ideal and memorial compositions." . As a young man, he became skilled at stone cutting, and in 1844, at age 19, he moved to Baltimore where he worked as foreman for Baughman and Bevan, the city's leading... Read full biography
Born on a Maryland farm near Union Bridge, William Rinehart became known for sculpture, especially marble* and bronze* portraits. He was such as success that by the mid-1860s, "patrons had to wait two or three years for completion of portrait busts." Also, "there was a steady demand for his ideal and memorial compositions." . As a young man, he became skilled at stone cutting, and in 1844, at age 19, he moved to Baltimore where he worked as foreman for Baughman and Bevan, the city's leading marble yard business. His formal training as a sculptor was minimal, but in 1850, he did study in evening classes at the Maryland Institute of Art*. The next year, he received a Gold Medal at the Institute fair for a marble bas relief*, The Smokers. In... Read full biography
Born on a Maryland farm near Union Bridge, William Rinehart became known for sculpture, especially marble* and bronze* portraits. He was such as success that by the mid-1860s, "patrons had to wait two or three years for completion of portrait busts." Also, "there was a steady demand for his ideal and memorial compositions." . As a young man, he became skilled at stone cutting, and in 1844, at age 19, he moved to Baltimore where he worked as foreman for Baughman and Bevan, the city's leading marble yard business. His formal training as a sculptor was minimal, but in 1850, he did study in evening classes at the Maryland Institute of Art*. The next year, he received a Gold Medal at the Institute fair for a marble bas relief*, The Smokers. In 1855, supported by Baltimore merchants, Rinehart went to Italy where he established a st... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (37)
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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
Phoenix Art Museum Collection Highlights
2002
Komanecky, Michael K. (editor)
352 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
American Sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Volume One: A Catalogue of Works by Artists Born Before 1865
1999
Tolles, Thayer (Editor); Lauretta Dimmick, Donna J. Hassler
451 pages (color)
American Art History and Culture
1994
Craven, Wayne
687 pages (color)
Art & Empire The Politics of Ethnicity in th US Capitol 1815-1860
1992
Fryd, Vivien Green
273 pages
The Lure of Italy American Artists and the Italian Experience (Exhibition catalog)
1992
Stebbins, Theodore E
470 pages (color)
Art Across America: New England, New York, Mid-Atlantic (Volume One)
1990
Gerdts, William H
421 pages (color)
Counterpoint Two Centuries of American Masters (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Hirschl & Adler Galleries
112 pages (color)
The American Collections Columbus Museum of Art
1988
Columbus Museum of Art
271 pages (color)
Adventure and Inspiration American Artists in Other Lands (Exhibition catalog)
1988
Ward, Meredith (essay)
172 pages (color)
Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
1,081 pages
Treasures from the National Museu of American Art (Exhibition catalog)
1985
Kloss, William/C C Eldredge
254 pages (color)
American Painting and Sculpture A Concise History
1984
Baigell, Mathew
420 pages
Sculpture in America (new and revised edition)
1984
Craven, Wayne
782 pages
The Art of Collecting (Exhibition catalog)
1984
Hirschl & Adler Galleries
65 pages (color)
Maryland: 350 Years of Art & Architecture (University of Maryland Architecture Department Art Gallery (Exhibition catalog)
1984
Johns, Elizabeth; William Elder III, Josephine Withers, et all
248 pages
Dictionary of American Sculptors: 18th Century to Present
1984
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
656 pages
Dictionary of 19th Century American Artists in Italy (1760-1940)
1982
Soria, Regina
332 pages
The Britannica Encyclopedia of American Art
1981
Rugoff, Milton
669 pages (color)
An American Perspective: Nineteenth Century Art From the Collection of Jo Ann & Julian Ganz (Exhibition catalog)
1981
Wilmerding, John; Linda Ayres, Earl Powell
180 pages (color)
Dictionary of American Art
1979
Baigell, Mathew
390 pages
American Art Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Decorative Arts
1979
Brown, Milton W (others)
616 pages (color)
Arts in America/A Bibliography Volume 1 (Sculpture, the West etc)
1979
Karpel, Bernard/Ruth Spiegel
730 pages
American Art to 1900 Painting, Sculpture, Architecture
1977
Brown, Milton W
631 pages (color)
American Sculpture A Guide to Information Sources
1977
Ekdahl, Janis
260 pages
200 Years of American Sculpture (Exhibition catalog)
1976
Armstrong, Tom
336 pages (color)
The Great American Nude A History in Art
1974
Gerdts, William H
224 pages (color)
Exhibition Record 1861-1900, National Academy of Design (Two Volumes Set) (Exhibition catalog)
1973
Naylor, Maria
1,075 pages
19th Century America Hundredth Anniversary/Metropolitan Museum (Exhibition catalog)
1970
Howat, John K (others)
220 pages (color)
The Arts in America The Nineteenth Century
1969
Garrett, Wendell (others)
412 pages
Walters Art Gallery Catalogue of the American Works of Art (Exhibition catalog)
1956
King, Edward S/Marvin C Ross
63 pages
Yankee Stonecutters: The First American School of Sculpture, 1800-1850
1944
Gardner, Albert T. E.
0 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index
1935
Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge
1,130 pages
A History of American Painting Revised Edition, Two Volumes in One