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1823 Unity, Maine - 1919 Boston, Massachusetts. Known for: Fish and game still life and portrait painting.
Walter Brackett was known for his fish and game still lifes, popular with many sportsmen in the late 19th Century. He also painted many portraits. Brackett was born in Unity, Maine and his younger... Read full biography
Walter Brackett was known for his fish and game still lifes, popular with many sportsmen in the late 19th Century. He also painted many portraits. Brackett was born in Unity, Maine and his younger brother was sculptor Edward A. Brackett. He settled his studio in Boston, supporting his family at... Read full biography
Walter Brackett was known for his fish and game still lifes, popular with many sportsmen in the late 19th Century. He also painted many portraits. Brackett was born in Unity, Maine and his younger brother was sculptor Edward A. Brackett. He settled his studio in Boston, supporting his family at first with portraiture. He became established with his fish still life beginning in 1873 when he exhibited four paintings, each a catch of fish, at the Crystal Palace in London. Exhibitions: Boston... Read full biography
Walter Brackett was known for his fish and game still lifes, popular with many sportsmen in the late 19th Century. He also painted many portraits. Brackett was born in Unity, Maine and his younger brother was sculptor Edward A. Brackett. He settled his studio in Boston, supporting his family at first with portraiture. He became established with his fish still life beginning in 1873 when he exhibited four paintings, each a catch of fish, at the Crystal Palace in London. Exhibitions: Boston Atheneum (1846-1869), the Apollo Association (1852), and the National Academy of Design (1860 and 1865). He was a member of the latter organization. Brackett's portrait of "Captain Joseph Pitty Couthouy, ca. 1852, is in the collection of the Boston... Read full biography
Walter Brackett was known for his fish and game still lifes, popular with many sportsmen in the late 19th Century. He also painted many portraits. Brackett was born in Unity, Maine and his younger brother was sculptor Edward A. Brackett. He settled his studio in Boston, supporting his family at first with portraiture. He became established with his fish still life beginning in 1873 when he exhibited four paintings, each a catch of fish, at the Crystal Palace in London. Exhibitions: Boston Atheneum (1846-1869), the Apollo Association (1852), and the National Academy of Design (1860 and 1865). He was a member of the latter organization. Brackett's portrait of "Captain Joseph Pitty Couthouy, ca. 1852, is in the collection of the Boston Atheneum. Source: . Michael David Zellman, "300 Years of American Art"
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Keywords (15)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Still Life
- •Underwater, Marine Imagery, Fish, Aquatic Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Boston Before 1900
Art Association
- •Boston Art Club
Chronology
- •Early 19th Century Before Civil War
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Self Taught, Autodidact
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Boston Art Club-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
Exhibition of Museum
- •Boston Athenaeum