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1827 Newport, Rhode Island - 1901 Fordham, New York. Known for: Western landscape and marine painting.
Born in Newport, Rhode Island, George Brewerton was a sketch artist, journalist, pastor, author, and army officer. As an early sketch artist, he was in California in 1847 and 1848 during the... Read full biography
Born in Newport, Rhode Island, George Brewerton was a sketch artist, journalist, pastor, author, and army officer. As an early sketch artist, he was in California in 1847 and 1848 during the Mexican/American War. However, he became best known as a painter of western landscapes in oil and pastel. He... Read full biography
Born in Newport, Rhode Island, George Brewerton was a sketch artist, journalist, pastor, author, and army officer. As an early sketch artist, he was in California in 1847 and 1848 during the Mexican/American War. However, he became best known as a painter of western landscapes in oil and pastel. He was born in Newport, Rhode Island and raised throughout the Northeast as the family followed his father who was a Brigadier General and who from 1845 to 1852, was superintendent of the U.S. Military... Read full biography
Born in Newport, Rhode Island, George Brewerton was a sketch artist, journalist, pastor, author, and army officer. As an early sketch artist, he was in California in 1847 and 1848 during the Mexican/American War. However, he became best known as a painter of western landscapes in oil and pastel. He was born in Newport, Rhode Island and raised throughout the Northeast as the family followed his father who was a Brigadier General and who from 1845 to 1852, was superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. During this time, young Brewerton studied with Robert Weir, who was then the drawing master at West Point. He also trained for a military career at West Point, and in 1846 sailed to California as a volunteer with the army when... Read full biography
Born in Newport, Rhode Island, George Brewerton was a sketch artist, journalist, pastor, author, and army officer. As an early sketch artist, he was in California in 1847 and 1848 during the Mexican/American War. However, he became best known as a painter of western landscapes in oil and pastel. He was born in Newport, Rhode Island and raised throughout the Northeast as the family followed his father who was a Brigadier General and who from 1845 to 1852, was superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. During this time, young Brewerton studied with Robert Weir, who was then the drawing master at West Point. He also trained for a military career at West Point, and in 1846 sailed to California as a volunteer with the army when war with Mexico was imminent. They arrived in San Francisco Bay during March/April, 1847. Shortly afte... Read full biography