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1817 South Hadley, Massachusetts - 1877 Saratoga Springs, New York. Known for: Religion-history, portrait and interior painting.
A genre, historical, religious and portrait painter, Edwin White was especially known for his history paintings that responded to the desire of many collectors to have American subjects. Among these... Read full biography
A genre, historical, religious and portrait painter, Edwin White was especially known for his history paintings that responded to the desire of many collectors to have American subjects. Among these was Washington Resigning His Commission, (1858) which recorded the Commander-in-Chief leaving the... Read full biography
A genre, historical, religious and portrait painter, Edwin White was especially known for his history paintings that responded to the desire of many collectors to have American subjects. Among these was Washington Resigning His Commission, (1858) which recorded the Commander-in-Chief leaving the army after his victories that led to the forming of the American government. The work was commissioned by the Maryland Legislature, and White was the winner of their competition to select the artist.... Read full biography
A genre, historical, religious and portrait painter, Edwin White was especially known for his history paintings that responded to the desire of many collectors to have American subjects. Among these was Washington Resigning His Commission, (1858) which recorded the Commander-in-Chief leaving the army after his victories that led to the forming of the American government. The work was commissioned by the Maryland Legislature, and White was the winner of their competition to select the artist. Other noted historical works by him are Pocahontas Informing Smith of the Conspiracy of the Indians; Major Anderson Raising the Flag at Fort Sumter 1862; Landing of the Huguenots in Florida, 1564; and The Signing of the Mayflower Compact. White was... Read full biography
A genre, historical, religious and portrait painter, Edwin White was especially known for his history paintings that responded to the desire of many collectors to have American subjects. Among these was Washington Resigning His Commission, (1858) which recorded the Commander-in-Chief leaving the army after his victories that led to the forming of the American government. The work was commissioned by the Maryland Legislature, and White was the winner of their competition to select the artist. Other noted historical works by him are Pocahontas Informing Smith of the Conspiracy of the Indians; Major Anderson Raising the Flag at Fort Sumter 1862; Landing of the Huguenots in Florida, 1564; and The Signing of the Mayflower Compact. White was born in South Hadley, Massachusetts and had studios in Bridgeport, Connecticut... Read full biography
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Keywords (26)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
Art Subject
- •American Flag Images
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •George Washington
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Interior Scenes
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Religion, Mysticism, Spirituality
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Europe
- •Italy Before World War I
- •Paris Studied and/or Worked Before 1900
- •Virginia Before 1900
Art Association
- •Brooklyn Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
Art Teacher
- •Emanuel Leutze
Art School
- •Academy of Fine Arts, Munich (Royal Academy, Student
- •Dusseldorf Art Academy, Germany, Student
Chronology
- •Early 19th Century Before Civil War
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Brooklyn Art Association-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
Exhibition of Museum
- •Boston Athenaeum
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts