Born in 1827 in Dresden, Germany, William Heine (Peter Bernard William) studied at the Dresden Academy and subsequently worked as an architectural and scene painter for the court theater of his... Read full biography
Born in 1827 in Dresden, Germany, William Heine (Peter Bernard William) studied at the Dresden Academy and subsequently worked as an architectural and scene painter for the court theater of his native city. After leaving Germany, he traveled widely, and is best known for his illustrations and... Read full biography
Born in 1827 in Dresden, Germany, William Heine (Peter Bernard William) studied at the Dresden Academy and subsequently worked as an architectural and scene painter for the court theater of his native city. After leaving Germany, he traveled widely, and is best known for his illustrations and paintings inspired by his participation in numerous expeditions around the globe, especially South America and Asia. In 1849, Heine,aided by Alexander von Humboldt, emigrated to the United States as a... Read full biography
Born in 1827 in Dresden, Germany, William Heine (Peter Bernard William) studied at the Dresden Academy and subsequently worked as an architectural and scene painter for the court theater of his native city. After leaving Germany, he traveled widely, and is best known for his illustrations and paintings inspired by his participation in numerous expeditions around the globe, especially South America and Asia. In 1849, Heine,aided by Alexander von Humboldt, emigrated to the United States as a result of political turmoil in Europe. He had a brief residence in New York City, where he, in partnership with Julius Kummer, was listed as a landscape painter and teacher. In 1851, soon after arriving in New York, he met Ephraim George Squier, and... Read full biography
Born in 1827 in Dresden, Germany, William Heine (Peter Bernard William) studied at the Dresden Academy and subsequently worked as an architectural and scene painter for the court theater of his native city. After leaving Germany, he traveled widely, and is best known for his illustrations and paintings inspired by his participation in numerous expeditions around the globe, especially South America and Asia. In 1849, Heine,aided by Alexander von Humboldt, emigrated to the United States as a result of political turmoil in Europe. He had a brief residence in New York City, where he, in partnership with Julius Kummer, was listed as a landscape painter and teacher. In 1851, soon after arriving in New York, he met Ephraim George Squier, and traveled with him as draftsman to Nicaragua. He sent back letters and drawings describing the pre-Columbian antiquities he saw to the American Art-U... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (11)
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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
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
The Artists of Washington DC 1796-1996
1996
McMahan, Virgil E
240 pages
Tropical Renaissance North American Artists: Latin America 1839-1879
1989
Manthorne, Katherine Emma
235 pages (color)
Annual Exhibition Record, 1807-1870, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (Exhibition catalog)
1988
Falk, Peter Hastings
472 pages
Viewpoints: The Library of Congress Selection of Pictorial Treasures
1975
Fern, Alan; Milton Kaplan
222 pages
Exhibition Record 1861-1900, National Academy of Design (Two Volumes Set) (Exhibition catalog)
1973
Naylor, Maria
1,075 pages
The New York Historical Society's Dictionary of Artists in America 1564-1860
1957
Groce, George; David Wallace
759 pages
American Academy of Fine Arts and American Art Union
1953
Cowdrey, Mary Bartlett
0 pages
National Academy of Design Exhibition Record, 1826-1860 (Exhibition catalog)