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1792 West Boxford, Massachusetts - 1884 New Haven, Connecticut. Known for: Naive wall fresco-landscape, portrait.
Born in West Boxford, Massachusetts to a farm family, itinerant painter Rufus Porter has been described by folk-art historian Jean Lipman as America's "chief early mural painter and one of our... Read full biography
Born in West Boxford, Massachusetts to a farm family, itinerant painter Rufus Porter has been described by folk-art historian Jean Lipman as America's "chief early mural painter and one of our outstanding native artists. a mobile one-man factory for original portraiture and interior decoration"... Read full biography
Born in West Boxford, Massachusetts to a farm family, itinerant painter Rufus Porter has been described by folk-art historian Jean Lipman as America's "chief early mural painter and one of our outstanding native artists. a mobile one-man factory for original portraiture and interior decoration" (149-150). His landscape murals earned him wide attention, and from 1824 to 1845, he completed more than 150 murals, a combination of freehand and stencils. Placed over mantles and entire walls, his... Read full biography
Born in West Boxford, Massachusetts to a farm family, itinerant painter Rufus Porter has been described by folk-art historian Jean Lipman as America's "chief early mural painter and one of our outstanding native artists. a mobile one-man factory for original portraiture and interior decoration" (149-150). His landscape murals earned him wide attention, and from 1824 to 1845, he completed more than 150 murals, a combination of freehand and stencils. Placed over mantles and entire walls, his murals were especially appreciated because he did natural settings of local views instead of the traditional elaborate classical or historical scenes with enhanced decoration. Because of his focus on regional scenes, he is credited as the first American... Read full biography
Born in West Boxford, Massachusetts to a farm family, itinerant painter Rufus Porter has been described by folk-art historian Jean Lipman as America's "chief early mural painter and one of our outstanding native artists. a mobile one-man factory for original portraiture and interior decoration" (149-150). His landscape murals earned him wide attention, and from 1824 to 1845, he completed more than 150 murals, a combination of freehand and stencils. Placed over mantles and entire walls, his murals were especially appreciated because he did natural settings of local views instead of the traditional elaborate classical or historical scenes with enhanced decoration. Because of his focus on regional scenes, he is credited as the first American Scene painter. In 1825, he published a book, "Curious Arts", as an instruction manual for various types of artwork, and one of the... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Itinerant Artist
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Silhouettist
Art Media
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Landscape with Cattle, Sheep or Other Farm Animals
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Silhouettes, Silhouette Portraiture
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Virginia Before 1900
Chronology
- •Early 19th Century Before Civil War
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Mural Specialty
- •Portrait Specialty