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1800 Tottenham, England - 1878 Taunton?, England. Known for: Landscape, miniature and floral still life painting.
Born in Tottenham, England, George Harvey is considered by many critics to be the earliest flower-specialist painter in America. He was primarily a watercolorist, and did a number of large floral... Read full biography
Born in Tottenham, England, George Harvey is considered by many critics to be the earliest flower-specialist painter in America. He was primarily a watercolorist, and did a number of large floral still life. He first visited the United States in 1820 and traveled in Ohio, Michigan and Canada before... Read full biography
Born in Tottenham, England, George Harvey is considered by many critics to be the earliest flower-specialist painter in America. He was primarily a watercolorist, and did a number of large floral still life. He first visited the United States in 1820 and traveled in Ohio, Michigan and Canada before settling in New York City and then Boston. Many of the details of those travels are unknown. In 1828, Harvey submitted two picturesque* English scene paintings and a floral still life to the National... Read full biography
Born in Tottenham, England, George Harvey is considered by many critics to be the earliest flower-specialist painter in America. He was primarily a watercolorist, and did a number of large floral still life. He first visited the United States in 1820 and traveled in Ohio, Michigan and Canada before settling in New York City and then Boston. Many of the details of those travels are unknown. In 1828, Harvey submitted two picturesque* English scene paintings and a floral still life to the National Academy of Design* for exhibition. He listed his address as Brooklyn and on the works described the English scenes as "made from a Sketch Taken in 1819;" and the still life as "A Vase of Flowers Copied from Nature." (Dearinger) He was almost... Read full biography
Born in Tottenham, England, George Harvey is considered by many critics to be the earliest flower-specialist painter in America. He was primarily a watercolorist, and did a number of large floral still life. He first visited the United States in 1820 and traveled in Ohio, Michigan and Canada before settling in New York City and then Boston. Many of the details of those travels are unknown. In 1828, Harvey submitted two picturesque* English scene paintings and a floral still life to the National Academy of Design* for exhibition. He listed his address as Brooklyn and on the works described the English scenes as "made from a Sketch Taken in 1819;" and the still life as "A Vase of Flowers Copied from Nature." (Dearinger) He was almost immediately elected to the Academy for membership, which indicates that although he was a relative newcomer to New York City, he had already... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Miniature Art
- •Miniature, Small Scale Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Stipple, Stippling
Art Media
Art Style
- •Trompe l'oeil
Art Subject
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Atmospherics, Dramatic Lighting
- •Botanics, Plant Life
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Gardens, Garden Scenes
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Rural Scene, Countryside, Farms and/or Barns
- •Still Life
- •Tropical Landscape Scenes
- •Wildlife, Wild Animal
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Bermuda
- •Boston Before 1900
- •Central Park, New York City
- •England, Great Britain Before 1900, London
- •Europe
- •Hudson River Valley, New York
- •Long Island, New York
- •New York City Before 1900
- •Virginia Before 1900
- •West Virginia Before 1920
Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
Art School
- •Nova Scotia/Victoria College of Art and Design, Student
Chronology
- •Early 19th Century Before Civil War
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Miniature Specialty
- •Watercolor Specialty
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Vose Galleries, Boston
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York