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active 1856-1857. Known for: Sketches-California topographic views.
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A sketch artist documented in California in 1857, Henry Miller depicted with India ink the California missions and several towns, having left San Francisco in February 1857 to travel to San Diego. Of... Read full biography
A sketch artist documented in California in 1857, Henry Miller depicted with India ink the California missions and several towns, having left San Francisco in February 1857 to travel to San Diego. Of his skill in documentation, art historian Edan Hughes wrote: "The proportions in his sketches were... Read full biography
A sketch artist documented in California in 1857, Henry Miller depicted with India ink the California missions and several towns, having left San Francisco in February 1857 to travel to San Diego. Of his skill in documentation, art historian Edan Hughes wrote: "The proportions in his sketches were often inaccurate; however, his drawing and shading were well executed". (769). Little is known of Miller's background except that he had previously traveled in Mexico, South America and the West... Read full biography
A sketch artist documented in California in 1857, Henry Miller depicted with India ink the California missions and several towns, having left San Francisco in February 1857 to travel to San Diego. Of his skill in documentation, art historian Edan Hughes wrote: "The proportions in his sketches were often inaccurate; however, his drawing and shading were well executed". (769). Little is known of Miller's background except that he had previously traveled in Mexico, South America and the West Indies. The California sketches are in the Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley, and an autobiographical account of his painting tour of the missions was published by Bellerophon Books and is titled "Account of a Tour of The... Read full biography
A sketch artist documented in California in 1857, Henry Miller depicted with India ink the California missions and several towns, having left San Francisco in February 1857 to travel to San Diego. Of his skill in documentation, art historian Edan Hughes wrote: "The proportions in his sketches were often inaccurate; however, his drawing and shading were well executed". (769). Little is known of Miller's background except that he had previously traveled in Mexico, South America and the West Indies. The California sketches are in the Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley, and an autobiographical account of his painting tour of the missions was published by Bellerophon Books and is titled "Account of a Tour of The California Missions & Towns 1856". That account with sketches describes his trip from San Francisco to San Diego and has sketches and verbal text... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Cartography, Mapmaking, Globes, Topography
- •Sketch, Sketching
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Spanish Missions, California
- •Townscape, Village Scenes
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
- •Mexico and/or Central America
- •Northern California Before 1900
- •South America
- •Southern California Before 1900
Chronology
- •Early 19th Century Before Civil War