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1833 Clarke County, Virginia - 1870 Lexington, Virginia. Known for: Genre, historical, interiors, views.
A Clarke County, Virginia born artist, William Washington painted portraits and military genre scenes of the Civil War. He was especially known for a work titled The Burial of Latane, an image... Read full biography
A Clarke County, Virginia born artist, William Washington painted portraits and military genre scenes of the Civil War. He was especially known for a work titled The Burial of Latane, an image generally associated with the lost cause of the South. He was close to this subject because he had been a... Read full biography
A Clarke County, Virginia born artist, William Washington painted portraits and military genre scenes of the Civil War. He was especially known for a work titled The Burial of Latane, an image generally associated with the lost cause of the South. He was close to this subject because he had been a civilian draftsman for General Robert E Lee. He trained in Washington DC and in Dusseldorf, Germany at the Academy with Emanuel Leutze, and exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy, the National Academy... Read full biography
A Clarke County, Virginia born artist, William Washington painted portraits and military genre scenes of the Civil War. He was especially known for a work titled The Burial of Latane, an image generally associated with the lost cause of the South. He was close to this subject because he had been a civilian draftsman for General Robert E Lee. He trained in Washington DC and in Dusseldorf, Germany at the Academy with Emanuel Leutze, and exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy, the National Academy of Design, and the Washington Art Association, which he served as the first Vice President. In 1864, with physical injuries from the war, he established a studio in Richmond, Virginia. In 1869, he taught art at the Virginia Military Academy. He died... Read full biography
A Clarke County, Virginia born artist, William Washington painted portraits and military genre scenes of the Civil War. He was especially known for a work titled The Burial of Latane, an image generally associated with the lost cause of the South. He was close to this subject because he had been a civilian draftsman for General Robert E Lee. He trained in Washington DC and in Dusseldorf, Germany at the Academy with Emanuel Leutze, and exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy, the National Academy of Design, and the Washington Art Association, which he served as the first Vice President. In 1864, with physical injuries from the war, he established a studio in Richmond, Virginia. In 1869, he taught art at the Virginia Military Academy. He died in 1870 in Lexington, Virginia. A note from Sarah Tignor, The Johnson Collection:. The artist... Read full biography
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Keywords (17)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Black, African Culture, Figure, Genre, Civil Rights
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Interior Scenes
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Virginia Before 1900
- •West Virginia Before 1920
Chronology
- •Early 19th Century Before Civil War
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Civil War Artist and/or Photographer
- •Genre Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts