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1825 Bloomingdale, New York - 1888 Darien, Connecticut. Known for: Landscape and portrait painting, exploration sketches.
Landscape painter Vincent Colyer, born in Bloomingdale, New York, earned a reputation as a serious artist as well as skilled government official. He is noted for the images he created of the American... Read full biography
Landscape painter Vincent Colyer, born in Bloomingdale, New York, earned a reputation as a serious artist as well as skilled government official. He is noted for the images he created of the American West, especially Indian subjects, landscapes, and botanical specimens. In the Eastern United... Read full biography
Landscape painter Vincent Colyer, born in Bloomingdale, New York, earned a reputation as a serious artist as well as skilled government official. He is noted for the images he created of the American West, especially Indian subjects, landscapes, and botanical specimens. In the Eastern United States, he became a noted crayon-portrait artist. Colyer studied at the National Academy of Design in New York and with painter John Rubens Smith for four years. From 1848 to 1860, he earned a living doing... Read full biography
Landscape painter Vincent Colyer, born in Bloomingdale, New York, earned a reputation as a serious artist as well as skilled government official. He is noted for the images he created of the American West, especially Indian subjects, landscapes, and botanical specimens. In the Eastern United States, he became a noted crayon-portrait artist. Colyer studied at the National Academy of Design in New York and with painter John Rubens Smith for four years. From 1848 to 1860, he earned a living doing crayon portraits. During the Civil War, he served in the medical corps, and in 1866, settled in Darien, Connecticut near his good friend, painter John Kensett (1816-1872). Shortly thereafter, Colyer served as secretary to the board of United States... Read full biography
Landscape painter Vincent Colyer, born in Bloomingdale, New York, earned a reputation as a serious artist as well as skilled government official. He is noted for the images he created of the American West, especially Indian subjects, landscapes, and botanical specimens. In the Eastern United States, he became a noted crayon-portrait artist. Colyer studied at the National Academy of Design in New York and with painter John Rubens Smith for four years. From 1848 to 1860, he earned a living doing crayon portraits. During the Civil War, he served in the medical corps, and in 1866, settled in Darien, Connecticut near his good friend, painter John Kensett (1816-1872). Shortly thereafter, Colyer served as secretary to the board of United States Indian commissioners in the late 1860s and early 70s, first in the Southwest, and then in Alaska.... Read full biography
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Keywords (35)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Religion, Mysticism, Spirituality
- •Still Life
- •Wildlife, Wild Animal
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Alaska Before 1940
- •Arizona Before 1945
- •California Before 1940
- •Colorado Before 1900
- •New Mexico Before 1940
- •Northern California Before 1900
- •Pacific Northwest Before 1900
Art Association
- •Brooklyn Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
Art Teacher
- •John Rubens Smith
Art School
- •National Academy of Design School, New York, Student
Chronology
- •Early 19th Century Before Civil War
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Animal Specialty
- •Figure Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Brooklyn Art Association-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
Exhibition of Museum
- •Boston Athenaeum
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts