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1826 Glasgow, Scotland - 1885 Glenwood-on-the-Hudson, New York. Known for: Landscape-water-shore, still life.
Born at Toll Cross, near Glasgow, Scotland, John Williamson emigrated to America as a child (1831). He spent most of his life in Brooklyn. From 1844 to 1847, he attended the National Academy of... Read full biography
Born at Toll Cross, near Glasgow, Scotland, John Williamson emigrated to America as a child (1831). He spent most of his life in Brooklyn. From 1844 to 1847, he attended the National Academy of Design antique class, the life class from 1850 to 1851 and the antique class from 1854 to 1855. In the... Read full biography
Born at Toll Cross, near Glasgow, Scotland, John Williamson emigrated to America as a child (1831). He spent most of his life in Brooklyn. From 1844 to 1847, he attended the National Academy of Design antique class, the life class from 1850 to 1851 and the antique class from 1854 to 1855. In the late 19th century, he became known for his landscapes of the Hudson River Valley and Connecticut. Williamson began exhibiting at the National Academy in 1850, mostly landscapes but also a few genre... Read full biography
Born at Toll Cross, near Glasgow, Scotland, John Williamson emigrated to America as a child (1831). He spent most of his life in Brooklyn. From 1844 to 1847, he attended the National Academy of Design antique class, the life class from 1850 to 1851 and the antique class from 1854 to 1855. In the late 19th century, he became known for his landscapes of the Hudson River Valley and Connecticut. Williamson began exhibiting at the National Academy in 1850, mostly landscapes but also a few genre paintings and also entered some still life. However, most of his paintings were landscapes, including along the Hudson River, Catskills, Adirondacks, White Mountains, Berkshires and into Connecticut. He, like many of his colleagues, was trying to raise... Read full biography
Born at Toll Cross, near Glasgow, Scotland, John Williamson emigrated to America as a child (1831). He spent most of his life in Brooklyn. From 1844 to 1847, he attended the National Academy of Design antique class, the life class from 1850 to 1851 and the antique class from 1854 to 1855. In the late 19th century, he became known for his landscapes of the Hudson River Valley and Connecticut. Williamson began exhibiting at the National Academy in 1850, mostly landscapes but also a few genre paintings and also entered some still life. However, most of his paintings were landscapes, including along the Hudson River, Catskills, Adirondacks, White Mountains, Berkshires and into Connecticut. He, like many of his colleagues, was trying to raise public perception about landscape painting. In 1861, he was elected an Associate Member of the Academy. He also exh... Read full biography
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About John Williamson: Keywords
Keywords (27)
Art Method
- •Cartography, Mapmaking, Globes, Topography
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
Art Style
- •Hudson River School
- •Hudson River School Style of Painting
Art Subject
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •Seascapes, Seasides
- •Still Life
- •Townscape, Village Scenes
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Adirondack Mountains
- •Catskill Mountains, New York
- •Colorado Before 1900
- •Hudson River Valley, New York
- •Lake George, New York
- •Niagara Falls
- •White Mountains, New Hampshire
Art Association
- •Brooklyn Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
Chronology
- •Early 19th Century Before Civil War
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Brooklyn Art Association-
- •National Academy of Design, New York