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1859 Camden, South Carolina - 1940 Alexandria, Virginia. Known for: Sketch artist-surveys, illustration.
Born in Camden, South Carolina, Delancey Gill traveled and sketched extensively in Indian Territory. He had little formal education, and in 1887 became assistant draftsman in the supervising... Read full biography
Born in Camden, South Carolina, Delancey Gill traveled and sketched extensively in Indian Territory. He had little formal education, and in 1887 became assistant draftsman in the supervising Architect's office for the United States Government. The artist- scientist, William Henry Holmes, noted... Read full biography
Born in Camden, South Carolina, Delancey Gill traveled and sketched extensively in Indian Territory. He had little formal education, and in 1887 became assistant draftsman in the supervising Architect's office for the United States Government. The artist- scientist, William Henry Holmes, noted Gill's artistic ability and recommended him for illustration work with the US Geological Survey and the Bureau of Ethnology. In this job, he sketched in Indian Territory, the Arizona desert, and the upper... Read full biography
Born in Camden, South Carolina, Delancey Gill traveled and sketched extensively in Indian Territory. He had little formal education, and in 1887 became assistant draftsman in the supervising Architect's office for the United States Government. The artist- scientist, William Henry Holmes, noted Gill's artistic ability and recommended him for illustration work with the US Geological Survey and the Bureau of Ethnology. In this job, he sketched in Indian Territory, the Arizona desert, and the upper Yellowstone River Valley. Three of his Arizona pueblo paintings, dated 1888, are in the Smithsonian collection. He later taught art at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington DC. He was the husband of painter, illustrator Mary Wright Gill and the father... Read full biography
Born in Camden, South Carolina, Delancey Gill traveled and sketched extensively in Indian Territory. He had little formal education, and in 1887 became assistant draftsman in the supervising Architect's office for the United States Government. The artist- scientist, William Henry Holmes, noted Gill's artistic ability and recommended him for illustration work with the US Geological Survey and the Bureau of Ethnology. In this job, he sketched in Indian Territory, the Arizona desert, and the upper Yellowstone River Valley. Three of his Arizona pueblo paintings, dated 1888, are in the Smithsonian collection. He later taught art at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington DC. He was the husband of painter, illustrator Mary Wright Gill and the father of artist Minna Partridge Gill. Sources include:. Doris Dawdy, Artists of the American West. Peter... Read full biography
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Keywords (31)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Sketch, Sketching
Art Media
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •National Parks and/or State Parks
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Arizona Before 1945
- •Colorado Before 1900
- •New Mexico Before 1940
- •Yellowstone National Park
Art Association
- •Society of Washington Artists (DC)
- •Washington DC Watercolor Society/Association
- •Washington Society of Landscape Painters, DC
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Expedition Artist of Drawings, Paintings, and/or Photographs
- •Self Taught, Autodidact
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Boston Art Club-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Society of Washington Artists, DC
- •Washington (DC) Watercolor Club
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago