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1756 Lebanon, Connecticut - 1843 New York City. Known for: History, portrait, figure and landscape painting.
Born in Lebanon, Connecticut, John Trumbull is one of America's best-known Colonial portrait and history painters. He is especially noted as the person who documented in his paintings the founding... Read full biography
Born in Lebanon, Connecticut, John Trumbull is one of America's best-known Colonial portrait and history painters. He is especially noted as the person who documented in his paintings the founding fathers of America and the history of the American Revolution. One of his most famous paintings is... Read full biography
Born in Lebanon, Connecticut, John Trumbull is one of America's best-known Colonial portrait and history painters. He is especially noted as the person who documented in his paintings the founding fathers of America and the history of the American Revolution. One of his most famous paintings is titled Declaration of Independence, and having fought in the Revolution, Trumbull was extremely proud and asked to be called Colonel Trumbull in recognition of that service. He, along with Asher Durand... Read full biography
Born in Lebanon, Connecticut, John Trumbull is one of America's best-known Colonial portrait and history painters. He is especially noted as the person who documented in his paintings the founding fathers of America and the history of the American Revolution. One of his most famous paintings is titled Declaration of Independence, and having fought in the Revolution, Trumbull was extremely proud and asked to be called Colonel Trumbull in recognition of that service. He, along with Asher Durand and William Dunlap, is also credited as one of the artists who 'discovered' and promoted the landscape painting of Thomas Cole, whose work spoke to Trumbull's convictions that American artists should explore new subjects and methods and chart new... Read full biography
Born in Lebanon, Connecticut, John Trumbull is one of America's best-known Colonial portrait and history painters. He is especially noted as the person who documented in his paintings the founding fathers of America and the history of the American Revolution. One of his most famous paintings is titled Declaration of Independence, and having fought in the Revolution, Trumbull was extremely proud and asked to be called Colonel Trumbull in recognition of that service. He, along with Asher Durand and William Dunlap, is also credited as one of the artists who 'discovered' and promoted the landscape painting of Thomas Cole, whose work spoke to Trumbull's convictions that American artists should explore new subjects and methods and chart new directions. In his later years, Trumbull expressed frustration that he had given into what the p... Read full biography
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Keywords (48)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Miniature Art
- •Miniature, Small Scale Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
- •Charcoal
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Ink
- •Ivory
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Classical Realist
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
Art Subject
- •American Flag Images
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Narrative, Story Telling
- •Nude Figure, Nudity
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Seascapes, Seasides
- •Self-Portrait
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Colonial America
- •Europe
- •Expatriate from USA or Canada
- •Niagara Falls
- •Paris Studied and/or Worked Before 1900
- •Virginia Before 1900
Art Association
- •American Academy of Fine Arts
- •Brooklyn Art Association
Art Teacher
- •Benjamin West
Art School
- •American Academy of the Fine Arts, New York, Teacher
Chronology
- •18th Century
- •Early 19th Century Before Civil War
Art Collection
- •Gerald Peters Collection
- •US Capitol Building, Washington DC
Added Description
- •Figure Specialty
- •Miniature Specialty
- •Mural Specialty
- •Narrative Specialty
- •Official U. S. President Portrait Painter
- •Portrait Miniatures
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Brooklyn Art Association-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts