Page loaded successfully. Showing keywords for Edward Rufus Hill.
Artist Keywords
Keywords page for Edward Rufus Hill ((1851 - 1908)), known for Landscape and still life painting, miniature. Showing associated keywords and tags.
Edward Rufus Hill KEYWORDS
1851 Taunton, Massachusetts - 1908 Oakland, California. Known for: Landscape and still life painting, miniature.
Landscape painter. Born in Taunton, MA on Sept. 7, 1851, the son of painter Thomas Hill. Due to his father's health, the family left the East and made the overland journey to San Francisco in 1861.... Read full biography
Landscape painter. Born in Taunton, MA on Sept. 7, 1851, the son of painter Thomas Hill. Due to his father's health, the family left the East and made the overland journey to San Francisco in 1861. The younger Hill studied painting with his father and often accompanied him on painting trips. He was... Read full biography
Landscape painter. Born in Taunton, MA on Sept. 7, 1851, the son of painter Thomas Hill. Due to his father's health, the family left the East and made the overland journey to San Francisco in 1861. The younger Hill studied painting with his father and often accompanied him on painting trips. He was married and divorced three times, once to artist Levina Baker. His small landscapes of northern California were often done on cigar box tops. Hill was active in California until his death of cancer... Read full biography
Landscape painter. Born in Taunton, MA on Sept. 7, 1851, the son of painter Thomas Hill. Due to his father's health, the family left the East and made the overland journey to San Francisco in 1861. The younger Hill studied painting with his father and often accompanied him on painting trips. He was married and divorced three times, once to artist Levina Baker. His small landscapes of northern California were often done on cigar box tops. Hill was active in California until his death of cancer in Oakland on Feb. 23, 1908, just four months prior to his father's demise. Exh: San Francisco Art Association, 1873; Boston Art Club, 1883. In: Society of Calif. Pioneers; Oregon Historical Society; Oakland Museum. CHS; Oakland Tribune, 2-24-1908... Read full biography
Landscape painter. Born in Taunton, MA on Sept. 7, 1851, the son of painter Thomas Hill. Due to his father's health, the family left the East and made the overland journey to San Francisco in 1861. The younger Hill studied painting with his father and often accompanied him on painting trips. He was married and divorced three times, once to artist Levina Baker. His small landscapes of northern California were often done on cigar box tops. Hill was active in California until his death of cancer in Oakland on Feb. 23, 1908, just four months prior to his father's demise. Exh: San Francisco Art Association, 1873; Boston Art Club, 1883. In: Society of Calif. Pioneers; Oregon Historical Society; Oakland Museum. CHS; Oakland Tribune, 2-24-1908 (obit). Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book
Edward Rufus Hill - Artist Info
About Edward Rufus Hill: Keywords
Keywords (18)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Miniature Art
- •Miniature, Small Scale Painting
- •Moving Scenic Panorama Painting, 3-D Diorama
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
Art Subject
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •National Parks and/or State Parks
- •Panoramic View and/or Large Scale Panoramic Artwork
- •Still Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
- •Northern California Before 1900
- •Yellowstone National Park
- •Yosemite National Park
Chronology
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Art Collection
- •Isabella Stewart Gardner Collection
Added Description
- •Miniature Specialty