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1838 England - 1901. Known for: Sea-landscape, survey-illustrator.
Best known for his watercolor seascapes and survey expedition illustrations, especially of Alaska, Frederic Whymper was an artist as well as an author and mining engineer. He was born in England in... Read full biography
Best known for his watercolor seascapes and survey expedition illustrations, especially of Alaska, Frederic Whymper was an artist as well as an author and mining engineer. He was born in England in 1838. As a young man, he worked with his brother, Edward, on Alpine books. In the late 1850s, he... Read full biography
Best known for his watercolor seascapes and survey expedition illustrations, especially of Alaska, Frederic Whymper was an artist as well as an author and mining engineer. He was born in England in 1838. As a young man, he worked with his brother, Edward, on Alpine books. In the late 1850s, he traveled as the official artist to the Waddington Expedition in British Columbia. Between 1862 and 1867 he made numerous visits to San Francisco. Sailing from San Francisco in 1865, he was a member of the... Read full biography
Best known for his watercolor seascapes and survey expedition illustrations, especially of Alaska, Frederic Whymper was an artist as well as an author and mining engineer. He was born in England in 1838. As a young man, he worked with his brother, Edward, on Alpine books. In the late 1850s, he traveled as the official artist to the Waddington Expedition in British Columbia. Between 1862 and 1867 he made numerous visits to San Francisco. Sailing from San Francisco in 1865, he was a member of the Russian-American Telegraph Exploring Expedition that traveled to Alaska. There he worked in and around Nulat, located on the Yukon River, and also along the Anadyr River in Siberia. Whymper's explorations also included travels to Kamchatka, and the... Read full biography
Best known for his watercolor seascapes and survey expedition illustrations, especially of Alaska, Frederic Whymper was an artist as well as an author and mining engineer. He was born in England in 1838. As a young man, he worked with his brother, Edward, on Alpine books. In the late 1850s, he traveled as the official artist to the Waddington Expedition in British Columbia. Between 1862 and 1867 he made numerous visits to San Francisco. Sailing from San Francisco in 1865, he was a member of the Russian-American Telegraph Exploring Expedition that traveled to Alaska. There he worked in and around Nulat, located on the Yukon River, and also along the Anadyr River in Siberia. Whymper's explorations also included travels to Kamchatka, and the west coast of the Okhotsk Sea. Based on his experiences he authored and illustrated in 1869 a book with the impressively long title: "T... Read full biography
Frederick Whymper - Artist Info
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Keywords (20)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Sketch, Sketching
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Botanics, Plant Life
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Alaska Before 1940
- •California Before 1940
- •Northern California Before 1900
Art Association
- •Bohemian Club
- •San Francisco Art Association-
Chronology
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Expedition Artist of Drawings, Paintings, and/or Photographs
- •Newspaper Staff, Events, Artist, Cartoon, Illustration, Photography, Graphics
- •Watercolor Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •San Francisco Art Association
Exhibition By An Art School
- •Royal Academy of the Arts, England