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1854 Darington, England - 1914 Salt Lake City, Utah. Known for: Landscape, town views and botanical images.
English by birth, Henry Culmer became known as a painter/scientist, illustrator and educator. As his oil and watercolor painting evolved, so did his interest in botany and geology, especially rock... Read full biography
English by birth, Henry Culmer became known as a painter/scientist, illustrator and educator. As his oil and watercolor painting evolved, so did his interest in botany and geology, especially rock formations. These interests are reflected in his paintings of Monument Valley; the Natural Bridges... Read full biography
English by birth, Henry Culmer became known as a painter/scientist, illustrator and educator. As his oil and watercolor painting evolved, so did his interest in botany and geology, especially rock formations. These interests are reflected in his paintings of Monument Valley; the Natural Bridges published in National Geographic; the Grand Canyon; the coast of Monterey; and mountain ranges including the Tetons and Wasatch. A painting called The Mystery of the Desert, is considered his masterpiece... Read full biography
English by birth, Henry Culmer became known as a painter/scientist, illustrator and educator. As his oil and watercolor painting evolved, so did his interest in botany and geology, especially rock formations. These interests are reflected in his paintings of Monument Valley; the Natural Bridges published in National Geographic; the Grand Canyon; the coast of Monterey; and mountain ranges including the Tetons and Wasatch. A painting called The Mystery of the Desert, is considered his masterpiece and was appraised at $25,000.00 at its completion in 1906. Culmer is regarded as the first professional painter to penetrate the interior of the Alaska, which he did early in his career while commissioned by the Alaska Steamship Company. From... Read full biography
English by birth, Henry Culmer became known as a painter/scientist, illustrator and educator. As his oil and watercolor painting evolved, so did his interest in botany and geology, especially rock formations. These interests are reflected in his paintings of Monument Valley; the Natural Bridges published in National Geographic; the Grand Canyon; the coast of Monterey; and mountain ranges including the Tetons and Wasatch. A painting called The Mystery of the Desert, is considered his masterpiece and was appraised at $25,000.00 at its completion in 1906. Culmer is regarded as the first professional painter to penetrate the interior of the Alaska, which he did early in his career while commissioned by the Alaska Steamship Company. From Cordova he traveled by rail to the Kennicott and Bonanza Mines, rich in copper, and also painted glaciers of the... Read full biography
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Keywords (30)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
Art Media
Art Style
- •Hudson River School
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
Art Subject
- •Botanics, Plant Life
- •Desert Landscape
- •Landscape with Cattle, Sheep or Other Farm Animals
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •Snowscene, Winter Landscape
- •Still Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Alaska Before 1940
- •Arizona Before 1945
- •California Before 1940
- •Colorado Before 1900
- •Colorado Rocky Mountains
- •England, Great Britain Before 1900, London
- •Grand Canyon, Arizona
- •Monterey, Carmel California
- •Northern California Before 1900
- •Rocky Mountain School of Painting
- •Utah Before 1900
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Art Collection
- •Alice Art Collection, Utah
Added Description
- •Botany Specialty
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago