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1828 St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada - 1901 Providence, Rhode Island. Known for: Idealized landscape, marine, portrait and still life painting.
Edward Mitchell Bannister (b. 1828 sometimes listed as 1826 or 1833- d. 1901). He was the best-known landscape painter associated with Rhode Island in the late 1800s, and was the first... Read full biography
Edward Mitchell Bannister (b. 1828 sometimes listed as 1826 or 1833- d. 1901). He was the best-known landscape painter associated with Rhode Island in the late 1800s, and was the first African-American artist to win national recognition. At the Philadelphia World Centennial of 1876, Edward... Read full biography
Edward Mitchell Bannister (b. 1828 sometimes listed as 1826 or 1833- d. 1901). He was the best-known landscape painter associated with Rhode Island in the late 1800s, and was the first African-American artist to win national recognition. At the Philadelphia World Centennial of 1876, Edward Bannister was the only New England artist to win a bronze medal. Born and raised in the small seaport town of St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada, Bannister had a long path to becoming a fine artist and... Read full biography
Edward Mitchell Bannister (b. 1828 sometimes listed as 1826 or 1833- d. 1901). He was the best-known landscape painter associated with Rhode Island in the late 1800s, and was the first African-American artist to win national recognition. At the Philadelphia World Centennial of 1876, Edward Bannister was the only New England artist to win a bronze medal. Born and raised in the small seaport town of St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada, Bannister had a long path to becoming a fine artist and ultimately attributed his art talents to his belief in God. He was the son of a black man from Barbados and a white woman from Canada. All British provinces abolished slavery shortly after Bannister's birth, giving him the latitude to develop his interest... Read full biography
Edward Mitchell Bannister (b. 1828 sometimes listed as 1826 or 1833- d. 1901). He was the best-known landscape painter associated with Rhode Island in the late 1800s, and was the first African-American artist to win national recognition. At the Philadelphia World Centennial of 1876, Edward Bannister was the only New England artist to win a bronze medal. Born and raised in the small seaport town of St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada, Bannister had a long path to becoming a fine artist and ultimately attributed his art talents to his belief in God. He was the son of a black man from Barbados and a white woman from Canada. All British provinces abolished slavery shortly after Bannister's birth, giving him the latitude to develop his interest for art, studying the major established artists, while living as a free Black. His mother encouraged his interest i... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Photography as Fine Art
Art Media
Art Style
- •Barbizon School of Painting
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Black, African Culture, Figure, Genre, Civil Rights
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Landscape
- •Landscape with Cattle, Sheep or Other Farm Animals
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Mythology, Legends
- •Pastoral Landscape
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Still Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •White Mountains, New Hampshire
Art Association
- •Boston Art Club
- •Providence Art Club, Rhode Island
Art Teacher
- •William Rimmer
Art School
- •Lowell Institute-Boston, Student
- •Rhode Island School of Design, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame-Artists
Chronology
- •Early 19th Century Before Civil War
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Art Collection
- •Evans-Tibbs Collections
Added Description
- •Genre Specialty
- •Marine Before 1900
- •Nocturne Specialty
- •Studio Building, Boston, Resident
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Black, African-American and/or Caribbean
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Centennial Exposition 1876, Philadelphia
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Boston Art Club-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Providence Art Club, Rhode Island-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Boston Athenaeum