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1839 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1929 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Known for: Marine vessel paintings, naval activity.
Known as a painter of Civil War marine battle scenes, Xanthus Smith sold his first paintings at age fifteen. Two years later he exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and by the start of... Read full biography
Known as a painter of Civil War marine battle scenes, Xanthus Smith sold his first paintings at age fifteen. Two years later he exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and by the start of the Civil War, he was an established painter. His signature paintings after the War were small and... Read full biography
Known as a painter of Civil War marine battle scenes, Xanthus Smith sold his first paintings at age fifteen. Two years later he exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and by the start of the Civil War, he was an established painter. His signature paintings after the War were small and had minute brushstrokes, blending clouds and sky with space well defined. He was born and raised in suburban Philadelphia, and learned much of his painting technique from his mother, Mary Priscilla... Read full biography
Known as a painter of Civil War marine battle scenes, Xanthus Smith sold his first paintings at age fifteen. Two years later he exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and by the start of the Civil War, he was an established painter. His signature paintings after the War were small and had minute brushstrokes, blending clouds and sky with space well defined. He was born and raised in suburban Philadelphia, and learned much of his painting technique from his mother, Mary Priscilla Smith, who was an accomplished painter in a delicate manner of flowers in watercolor. His father was a theater scene painter whose style was much bolder and aggressive than his wife's. Xanthus served in the Union Navy from September, 1862 and painted... Read full biography
Known as a painter of Civil War marine battle scenes, Xanthus Smith sold his first paintings at age fifteen. Two years later he exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and by the start of the Civil War, he was an established painter. His signature paintings after the War were small and had minute brushstrokes, blending clouds and sky with space well defined. He was born and raised in suburban Philadelphia, and learned much of his painting technique from his mother, Mary Priscilla Smith, who was an accomplished painter in a delicate manner of flowers in watercolor. His father was a theater scene painter whose style was much bolder and aggressive than his wife's. Xanthus served in the Union Navy from September, 1862 and painted while serving as a captain's clerk. He saw limited action, but his love of the sea led to a series of... Read full biography
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Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesThe Illustrator in America, 1860-2000 The Society of Illustrators
2001Reed, Walt452 pages (color)Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)3,724 pagesThe Smiths: A Family of Philadelphia Artists
1999
(Exhibition catalog)Torchia, Robert W.62 pages (color)The Smith Family Painters: A Series of Exhibitions
1998
(Exhibition catalog)Torchia, Robert W. (text), David B. Rowland (exhib. checklist)80 pages (color)Vose Art Notes: A Guide for Collectors Art and Collecting in America, Part Two
1997Vose Galleries35 pages (color)Art in the American South Works from the Ogden Collection
1996Delehanty, Randolph292 pages (color)Celebrating Florida Works of Art from the Vickers Collection
1995Libby, Gary R (editor)144 pages (color)The Artist's Mount Desert American Painters on the Maine Coast
1994Wilmerding, John195 pages (color)Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory The Civil War in Art
1993Holzer, Harold/Mark E Neely Jr336 pages (color)Meadows of Memory Images of Time & Tradition in American Art & Culture
1992Kammen, Michael192 pagesA Southern Collection
1992Pennington, Estill Curtis246 pages (color)Brandywine Valley to the Bay Art from Private Collections
1991
(Exhibition catalog)University Gallery-Delaware161 pages (color)Annual Exhibition Record, 1876-1913, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Volume II
1989
(Exhibition catalog)Falk, Peter Hastings612 pagesThe American Paintings (in the) Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art
1989Fresella-Lee, Nancy222 pages (color)Look Away: Reality and Sentiment in Southern Art
1989Pennington, Estill Curtis200 pages (color)Annual Exhibition Record, 1807-1870, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
1988
(Exhibition catalog)Falk, Peter Hastings472 pagesA Century of Philadelphia Artists Frank S. Schwarz & Son
1988
(Exhibition catalog)Hall, Audrey64 pages (color)300 Years of American Art (two volumes)
1986Zellman, Michael David1,102 pages (color)Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)707 pagesAmerican Paintings
1985
(Exhibition catalog)Schwarz-Philadelphia30 pagesArt and Artists of the South Robert P Coggins Collection
1984
(Exhibition catalog)Chambers, Bruce W149 pages (color)Artists in Virginia Before 1900: An Annotated Checklist
1983Wright, R Lewis200 pagesDictionary of 19th Century American Artists in Italy (1760-1940)
1982Soria, Regina332 pagesDictionary of Sea Painters
1980Archibald, E H H455 pages (color)The American Perspective
1979
(Exhibition catalog)Maurice Sternberg, Galleries48 pages (color)In This Academy: The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1805-1976
1976
(Exhibition catalog)Boyle, Richard (Prefac); Frank Goodyear, Jr.; Louise Lippincott, et all322 pages (color)The Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West
1976Samuels, Peggy and Harold549 pagesCity of Independence Views of Philadelphia Before 1800
1975Snyder, Martin P304 pages (color)Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index
1935Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge1,130 pages