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1852 Erie, Pennsylvania - 1944 Saratoga, California. Known for: Landscape and coastal view painting.
Born in Erie, PA on Feb. 20, 1852. Following graduation from West Point in 1874, Wood fought in several Indian campaigns (one was against Chief Joseph of the Nez Percé) and explored the Yukon and... Read full biography
Born in Erie, PA on Feb. 20, 1852. Following graduation from West Point in 1874, Wood fought in several Indian campaigns (one was against Chief Joseph of the Nez Percé) and explored the Yukon and Alaska. Upon resignation of his military commission, he studied law at Columbia University. By 1884 he... Read full biography
Born in Erie, PA on Feb. 20, 1852. Following graduation from West Point in 1874, Wood fought in several Indian campaigns (one was against Chief Joseph of the Nez Percé) and explored the Yukon and Alaska. Upon resignation of his military commission, he studied law at Columbia University. By 1884 he had moved to Portland, OR where he practiced law until 1919. Colonel Wood left his wife and, with the poet Sara Field, settled in Saratoga, CA in 1929 and remained there until his death on Jan. 22,... Read full biography
Born in Erie, PA on Feb. 20, 1852. Following graduation from West Point in 1874, Wood fought in several Indian campaigns (one was against Chief Joseph of the Nez Percé) and explored the Yukon and Alaska. Upon resignation of his military commission, he studied law at Columbia University. By 1884 he had moved to Portland, OR where he practiced law until 1919. Colonel Wood left his wife and, with the poet Sara Field, settled in Saratoga, CA in 1929 and remained there until his death on Jan. 22, 1944. Although he painted watercolors, pastels, and oils as a hobby, he is best known as a writer of several books and articles about Indians and liberal social causes. Member: Portland Art Associaiton. Exhibition: . Lewis & Clark Expo (Seattle), 1905;... Read full biography
Born in Erie, PA on Feb. 20, 1852. Following graduation from West Point in 1874, Wood fought in several Indian campaigns (one was against Chief Joseph of the Nez Percé) and explored the Yukon and Alaska. Upon resignation of his military commission, he studied law at Columbia University. By 1884 he had moved to Portland, OR where he practiced law until 1919. Colonel Wood left his wife and, with the poet Sara Field, settled in Saratoga, CA in 1929 and remained there until his death on Jan. 22, 1944. Although he painted watercolors, pastels, and oils as a hobby, he is best known as a writer of several books and articles about Indians and liberal social causes. Member: Portland Art Associaiton. Exhibition: . Lewis & Clark Expo (Seattle), 1905; . Oregon Art Associaiton, 1912; . Panama Pacific International Exposition, 1915; . CPLH, 19. Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940".... Read full biography
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Keywords (14)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Media
Art Style
- •Impressionism Before 1940
Art Subject
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
- •Pacific Northwest Before 1900
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts