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1811 Buffalo, New York - 1893 Flushing, New York. Known for: Notable portrait, animals and genre paintings.
Born in Buffalo, New York, James Beard was a self-taught artist known for children's portraits, often posed with domestic pets. His satirical anthropomorphic animal subjects and other humorous topics... Read full biography
Born in Buffalo, New York, James Beard was a self-taught artist known for children's portraits, often posed with domestic pets. His satirical anthropomorphic animal subjects and other humorous topics were much in contrast to prevalent sentimentality. He was an honorary member of the National... Read full biography
Born in Buffalo, New York, James Beard was a self-taught artist known for children's portraits, often posed with domestic pets. His satirical anthropomorphic animal subjects and other humorous topics were much in contrast to prevalent sentimentality. He was an honorary member of the National Academy of Design* from 1848 to 1860 and a full member until his death. His birth date has been disputed with the years 1811, 1814 and 1815 given, but 1811 is the date in his family's Bible. At age 11, he... Read full biography
Born in Buffalo, New York, James Beard was a self-taught artist known for children's portraits, often posed with domestic pets. His satirical anthropomorphic animal subjects and other humorous topics were much in contrast to prevalent sentimentality. He was an honorary member of the National Academy of Design* from 1848 to 1860 and a full member until his death. His birth date has been disputed with the years 1811, 1814 and 1815 given, but 1811 is the date in his family's Bible. At age 11, he moved with his family to Painesville, Ohio, where he was raised and where his artist brother, William Holbrook, was born. For some years, he was an itinerant* portrait painter, traveling to Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, New Orleans and Louisville. From 1834... Read full biography
Born in Buffalo, New York, James Beard was a self-taught artist known for children's portraits, often posed with domestic pets. His satirical anthropomorphic animal subjects and other humorous topics were much in contrast to prevalent sentimentality. He was an honorary member of the National Academy of Design* from 1848 to 1860 and a full member until his death. His birth date has been disputed with the years 1811, 1814 and 1815 given, but 1811 is the date in his family's Bible. At age 11, he moved with his family to Painesville, Ohio, where he was raised and where his artist brother, William Holbrook, was born. For some years, he was an itinerant* portrait painter, traveling to Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, New Orleans and Louisville. From 1834 to 1870, Beard lived in Cincinnati, Ohio, but spent his winters in New Orleans, and was in N... Read full biography
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Keywords (41)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Itinerant Artist
Art Media
- •Colored Pencil
- •Ink
- •Oil Paint
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Black, African Culture, Figure, Genre, Civil Rights
- •Children, Child Figure, Genre, Portrait
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Horses: Equestrian Genre, in Landscape and/or Portraits
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Narrative, Story Telling
- •North American/Canadian Frontier, Pioneers
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Social Commentary, Cultural Issues, Political, Racial Views
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Cincinnati Before 1900
- •New Orleans Before 1940
- •West Virginia Before 1920
Art Association
- •Boston Art Club
- •Brooklyn Art Association
- •Cincinnati Sketch Club
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
Chronology
- •Early 19th Century Before Civil War
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Art Collection
- •John & Dolores Beck Collection
Added Description
- •Horse Subject Specialty
- •Narrative Specialty
- •Self Taught, Autodidact
- •Western Subject Specialty
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Centennial Exposition 1876, Philadelphia
Exhibition of Art Association
- •American Art Union-
- •Apollo Association-
- •Boston Art Club-
- •Brooklyn Art Association-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Southern Art Union-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC