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1850 Baltimore, Maryland - 1919 New York City. Known for: Historical narrative, mural and genre painting, decorative art.
Charles Yardley Turner decided early on, as an art student in the 1870s, to sign his work C.Y. Turner, as stated in his interview with the Baltimore Sun newspaper in 1912. Subsequently he always... Read full biography
Charles Yardley Turner decided early on, as an art student in the 1870s, to sign his work C.Y. Turner, as stated in his interview with the Baltimore Sun newspaper in 1912. Subsequently he always signed his works C. Y. Turner to the point that he was known as Cy Turner instead of Charles Yardley... Read full biography
Charles Yardley Turner decided early on, as an art student in the 1870s, to sign his work C.Y. Turner, as stated in his interview with the Baltimore Sun newspaper in 1912. Subsequently he always signed his works C. Y. Turner to the point that he was known as Cy Turner instead of Charles Yardley Turner. He generally signed with all capital letters. He painted genre scenes in which the human figure was the focus of the painting. He was especially noted for large mural decorations on public... Read full biography
Charles Yardley Turner decided early on, as an art student in the 1870s, to sign his work C.Y. Turner, as stated in his interview with the Baltimore Sun newspaper in 1912. Subsequently he always signed his works C. Y. Turner to the point that he was known as Cy Turner instead of Charles Yardley Turner. He generally signed with all capital letters. He painted genre scenes in which the human figure was the focus of the painting. He was especially noted for large mural decorations on public buildings, hotels and theaters. Often his subjects were historical, depicting Puritans, Revolutionary War scenes and Indians. Turner was born in Baltimore and studied at the Maryland Institute College of Art, graduating in 1870. He then went to New York... Read full biography
Charles Yardley Turner decided early on, as an art student in the 1870s, to sign his work C.Y. Turner, as stated in his interview with the Baltimore Sun newspaper in 1912. Subsequently he always signed his works C. Y. Turner to the point that he was known as Cy Turner instead of Charles Yardley Turner. He generally signed with all capital letters. He painted genre scenes in which the human figure was the focus of the painting. He was especially noted for large mural decorations on public buildings, hotels and theaters. Often his subjects were historical, depicting Puritans, Revolutionary War scenes and Indians. Turner was born in Baltimore and studied at the Maryland Institute College of Art, graduating in 1870. He then went to New York City and enrolled at the National Academy of Design* from 1872 to 1875, and in Paris under... Read full biography
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Keywords (51)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
- •Charcoal
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Gouache
- •Oil Paint
- •Pencil, Graphite Drawing
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Narrative, Story Telling
- •North American/Canadian Frontier, Pioneers
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Seascapes, Seasides
- •Still Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Europe
- •Paris Studied and/or Worked Before 1900
Art Association
- •American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor
- •Art Students League, New York
- •Brooklyn Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
- •Salmagundi Club, New York City
Art Teacher
- •Jean Paul Laurens
- •Leon Bonnat, Bonnat Atelier, Paris
Art School
- •Academie Julian, Paris, Student
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •Art Students League of New York, Teacher
- •Maryland Institute of Design, College of Art, Student
- •National Academy of Design School, New York, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Art Collection
- •Chicago Union League Club
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Genre Specialty
- •Mural Specialty
- •Western Subject Specialty
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1889
- •Louisiana Purchase Expo, St. Louis World's Fair 1904
- •World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1892-1893
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Boston Art Club-
- •Brooklyn Art Association-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts