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1830 New York City - 1875 New York City. Known for: Wild animal, game birds, dogs, still life and race horse painting.
The following is written by Jennette Durham, an intern at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, spring 2003. William Jacob Hays, Sr. (1830-1875). Born on August 8, 1830 in New York, NY, William Jacob... Read full biography
The following is written by Jennette Durham, an intern at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, spring 2003. William Jacob Hays, Sr. (1830-1875). Born on August 8, 1830 in New York, NY, William Jacob Hays developed a successful career as a painter. While attending the National Academy of Design, Hays... Read full biography
The following is written by Jennette Durham, an intern at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, spring 2003. William Jacob Hays, Sr. (1830-1875). Born on August 8, 1830 in New York, NY, William Jacob Hays developed a successful career as a painter. While attending the National Academy of Design, Hays studied drawing from John Rubens Smith. His first exhibited painting at the National Academy of Design was Dogs in a Field. He went on to paint depictions of deer, race horses, game birds, fish,... Read full biography
The following is written by Jennette Durham, an intern at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, spring 2003. William Jacob Hays, Sr. (1830-1875). Born on August 8, 1830 in New York, NY, William Jacob Hays developed a successful career as a painter. While attending the National Academy of Design, Hays studied drawing from John Rubens Smith. His first exhibited painting at the National Academy of Design was Dogs in a Field. He went on to paint depictions of deer, race horses, game birds, fish, fruit and flowers. Beginning in May of 1860, Hays further used his skills on a three-month trip up the Missouri River to Fort Union, located in what is now the state of North Dakota. This trip would prove to be the most valuable in his artistic career.... Read full biography
The following is written by Jennette Durham, an intern at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, spring 2003. William Jacob Hays, Sr. (1830-1875). Born on August 8, 1830 in New York, NY, William Jacob Hays developed a successful career as a painter. While attending the National Academy of Design, Hays studied drawing from John Rubens Smith. His first exhibited painting at the National Academy of Design was Dogs in a Field. He went on to paint depictions of deer, race horses, game birds, fish, fruit and flowers. Beginning in May of 1860, Hays further used his skills on a three-month trip up the Missouri River to Fort Union, located in what is now the state of North Dakota. This trip would prove to be the most valuable in his artistic career. During his journey, Hays sketched the flora and fauna of the American West, as well as forts a... Read full biography
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Keywords (42)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
- •Ink
- •Oil Paint
- •Pencil, Graphite Drawing
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Botanics, Plant Life
- •Dogs, Dog Portraits
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Horses: Equestrian Genre, in Landscape and/or Portraits
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •National Parks and/or State Parks
- •North American/Canadian Frontier, Pioneers
- •Outdoor Sporting Scenes, Field and Stream, Hunting
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Still Life
- •Wildlife, Wild Animal
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Adirondack Mountains
- •Minnesota, Upper Mississippi Before 1900
- •Missouri River Valley Before 1900
- •Pacific Northwest Before 1900
- •Yellowstone National Park
Art Association
- •American Art Union
- •Brooklyn Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
Art Teacher
- •John Rubens Smith
Chronology
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Art Collection
- •Anschutz Collection
- •Carl S. Dentzel Collection
- •Gerald Peters Collection
Added Description
- •Animal Specialty
- •Horse Subject Specialty
- •Tenth Street Studio Building Resident, New York
- •Western Subject Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Brooklyn Art Association-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
Exhibition of Museum
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts