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1858 Harvard, Illinois - 1949 San Francisco, California. Known for: Indian portrait and still life painting.
Born in Harvard, Illinois, Elbridge Ayer (E.A.) Burbank became a portrait painter of Indian chiefs, leaving a rich historical legacy. He graduated from the Chicago Art Academy and then, working from... Read full biography
Born in Harvard, Illinois, Elbridge Ayer (E.A.) Burbank became a portrait painter of Indian chiefs, leaving a rich historical legacy. He graduated from the Chicago Art Academy and then, working from a studio in St. Paul, Minnesota, painted scenery for Northwest Magazine to inspire homesteading... Read full biography
Born in Harvard, Illinois, Elbridge Ayer (E.A.) Burbank became a portrait painter of Indian chiefs, leaving a rich historical legacy. He graduated from the Chicago Art Academy and then, working from a studio in St. Paul, Minnesota, painted scenery for Northwest Magazine to inspire homesteading along the railway line of the Northern Pacific. This job took him West to the Rocky Mountains, Idaho, Washington, and Montana. In 1887 and 1889 to 1891, he studied art in Munich, Germany, and there became... Read full biography
Born in Harvard, Illinois, Elbridge Ayer (E.A.) Burbank became a portrait painter of Indian chiefs, leaving a rich historical legacy. He graduated from the Chicago Art Academy and then, working from a studio in St. Paul, Minnesota, painted scenery for Northwest Magazine to inspire homesteading along the railway line of the Northern Pacific. This job took him West to the Rocky Mountains, Idaho, Washington, and Montana. In 1887 and 1889 to 1891, he studied art in Munich, Germany, and there became friends with artists Joseph Henry Sharp, William R. Leigh and Toby Rosenthal. Following this, he briefly had a portrait studio in London, England, and then he returned to Chicago where in 1892, he had his first exhibition at his studio that he had... Read full biography
Born in Harvard, Illinois, Elbridge Ayer (E.A.) Burbank became a portrait painter of Indian chiefs, leaving a rich historical legacy. He graduated from the Chicago Art Academy and then, working from a studio in St. Paul, Minnesota, painted scenery for Northwest Magazine to inspire homesteading along the railway line of the Northern Pacific. This job took him West to the Rocky Mountains, Idaho, Washington, and Montana. In 1887 and 1889 to 1891, he studied art in Munich, Germany, and there became friends with artists Joseph Henry Sharp, William R. Leigh and Toby Rosenthal. Following this, he briefly had a portrait studio in London, England, and then he returned to Chicago where in 1892, he had his first exhibition at his studio that he had just opened. Among the works were portraits including Portrait of a Woman, Munich, 18... Read full biography
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Keywords (69)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
Art Style
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
- •Trompe l'oeil
Art Subject
- •Adobe Structures, Pueblos
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Black, African Culture, Figure, Genre, Civil Rights
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Geronimo
- •Indian Figure Prior to 1940
- •Indians, Native American Specialty
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •North American/Canadian Frontier, Pioneers
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Spanish Missions, California
- •Still Life
- •Western Art: Cowboys, Indians, Horses, Ranch Scenes
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Arizona Before 1945
- •California Before 1940
- •Colorado Before 1900
- •Europe
- •Germany Before 1900
- •Giverny, France
- •Grand Canyon, Arizona
- •Hubbell Trading Post, Ganado, Arizona
- •Minnesota, Upper Mississippi Before 1900
- •Missouri River Valley Before 1900
- •New Mexico Before 1940
- •Northern California Before 1900
- •Pacific Northwest Before 1900
- •Southern California Before 1900
- •Taos, New Mexico Before 1940
- •Texas Before 1940
Art Association
- •Chicago Society of Artists
- •Society of Western Artists (1939-Present)-
Art Teacher
- •Emil Carlsen
Art School
- •American Academy of Art, Chicago, Student
- •German Academies Before 1900
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Art Collection
- •Harmsen Western Art Collection
- •J.L Hubbell Collection, Arizona
- •Santa Fe Railroad Commissioned Art
Added Description
- •Portrait Specialty
- •Railroad Promotion Commissioned Artist
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Louisiana Purchase Expo, St. Louis World's Fair 1904
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Boston Art Club-
- •Chicago Society of Artists-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Society of Western Artists (1939-Present)
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Charles Russell Art Show/Auction/ and/or Museum
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts