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1857 Spencer, Massachusetts - 1927 Worcester, Massachusetts. Known for: Landscape, coastal views.
Joseph H. Greenwood, a realist landscape painter of extremely independent mind and self-sufficiency, primarily painted the lake and hill country around his home in Worcester, Massachusetts. He was a... Read full biography
Joseph H. Greenwood, a realist landscape painter of extremely independent mind and self-sufficiency, primarily painted the lake and hill country around his home in Worcester, Massachusetts. He was a tough individualist, not a follower nor a joiner. He steadfastly followed his own vision and... Read full biography
Joseph H. Greenwood, a realist landscape painter of extremely independent mind and self-sufficiency, primarily painted the lake and hill country around his home in Worcester, Massachusetts. He was a tough individualist, not a follower nor a joiner. He steadfastly followed his own vision and artistic beliefs despite extensive time and difficulty in arriving at his goals. He was born in 1857 in Massachusetts, in the town of Spencer. He was always interested in art. Living in a family with no... Read full biography
Joseph H. Greenwood, a realist landscape painter of extremely independent mind and self-sufficiency, primarily painted the lake and hill country around his home in Worcester, Massachusetts. He was a tough individualist, not a follower nor a joiner. He steadfastly followed his own vision and artistic beliefs despite extensive time and difficulty in arriving at his goals. He was born in 1857 in Massachusetts, in the town of Spencer. He was always interested in art. Living in a family with no interest in art, he left them as a teenager to go to work and be able to paint in the evenings and on weekends. He was so dedicated to his art, that the owners of a mill where he worked, took the extremely unusual and commendable step of helping him... Read full biography
Joseph H. Greenwood, a realist landscape painter of extremely independent mind and self-sufficiency, primarily painted the lake and hill country around his home in Worcester, Massachusetts. He was a tough individualist, not a follower nor a joiner. He steadfastly followed his own vision and artistic beliefs despite extensive time and difficulty in arriving at his goals. He was born in 1857 in Massachusetts, in the town of Spencer. He was always interested in art. Living in a family with no interest in art, he left them as a teenager to go to work and be able to paint in the evenings and on weekends. He was so dedicated to his art, that the owners of a mill where he worked, took the extremely unusual and commendable step of helping him financially to study painting in Boston. He went back to the mill when he ran out of money. After a slow start in Worcester, Massachusetts,... Read full biography
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Keywords (18)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
Art Style
- •Impressionism Before 1940
- •Tonalist, Tonalism
Art Subject
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •New York City
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Boston Before 1900
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Vose Galleries, Boston
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1892-1893
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Boston Art Club-
- •National Academy of Design, New York