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1853 Mt. Gilead, Ohio - 1933 Yonkers, New York (aboard his studio-boat "Sarah"). Known for: Marine-coastal view painting, illustration.
A founding member of the Salmagundi Club in New York, Milton Burns was a highly acclaimed marine painter, one of the few who had actually been a sailor. His most prolific period was between 1871 and... Read full biography
A founding member of the Salmagundi Club in New York, Milton Burns was a highly acclaimed marine painter, one of the few who had actually been a sailor. His most prolific period was between 1871 and 1899, and he was also an illustrator for Harper's Weekly, Scribner's and Literary Digest. He is... Read full biography
A founding member of the Salmagundi Club in New York, Milton Burns was a highly acclaimed marine painter, one of the few who had actually been a sailor. His most prolific period was between 1871 and 1899, and he was also an illustrator for Harper's Weekly, Scribner's and Literary Digest. He is credited with the first illustrated article about Monhegan Island, and did numerous pen and ink drawings of that place, which appeared in Harper's magazine. He was born in Mt. Gilead, Ohio. He became a... Read full biography
A founding member of the Salmagundi Club in New York, Milton Burns was a highly acclaimed marine painter, one of the few who had actually been a sailor. His most prolific period was between 1871 and 1899, and he was also an illustrator for Harper's Weekly, Scribner's and Literary Digest. He is credited with the first illustrated article about Monhegan Island, and did numerous pen and ink drawings of that place, which appeared in Harper's magazine. He was born in Mt. Gilead, Ohio. He became a student of John George Brown in New York, and his career as a marine painter began when he accompanied William Bradford on an arctic expedition in 1869. He also was a sketching friend of Winslow Homer, sharing with him the belief that an artist should... Read full biography
A founding member of the Salmagundi Club in New York, Milton Burns was a highly acclaimed marine painter, one of the few who had actually been a sailor. His most prolific period was between 1871 and 1899, and he was also an illustrator for Harper's Weekly, Scribner's and Literary Digest. He is credited with the first illustrated article about Monhegan Island, and did numerous pen and ink drawings of that place, which appeared in Harper's magazine. He was born in Mt. Gilead, Ohio. He became a student of John George Brown in New York, and his career as a marine painter began when he accompanied William Bradford on an arctic expedition in 1869. He also was a sketching friend of Winslow Homer, sharing with him the belief that an artist should go directly to nature for inspiration. Some of his marine paintings are in the collection of the Mystic Conne... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
- •Colored Pencil
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Gouache
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Seascapes, Seasides
- •Townscape, Village Scenes
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Arctic Regions, Northwest Territories
- •Cape Ann, Massachusetts: Gloucester, Rockport, North Shore
- •Monhegan Island, Maine
Art Association
- •Brooklyn Art Association
- •Mystic Art Association
- •Salmagundi Club, New York City
- •Society of Illustrators-
- •Society of Independent Artists-
Art Teacher
- •John George Brown
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •National Academy of Design School, New York, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Expedition Artist of Drawings, Paintings, and/or Photographs
- •HARPER'S WEEKLY, BAZAAR, MONTHLY Illustrator/Photos
- •Illustration Specialty
- •Marine Before 1900
- •Marine Specialty
- •SCRIBNER'S Magazine Illustrator and/or Photographer
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Boston Art Club-
- •Brooklyn Art Association-
- •Mystic Art Association-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Salmagundi Club, New York City-
- •Society of Illustrators
- •Society of Independent Artists--
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts