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1854 California, Ohio - 1935 Indianapolis, Indiana. Known for: Landscape, still life, portrait and mural painting, teaching.
The following biography, submitted May 2003, is from material developed for Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana by Tom Davis: . William Forsyth (October 15, 1854 - March 29, 1835). Buried in... Read full biography
The following biography, submitted May 2003, is from material developed for Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana by Tom Davis: . William Forsyth (October 15, 1854 - March 29, 1835). Buried in Section 39, Lot 298. Driving east from the SW corner of Section 39 you will soon see the pink... Read full biography
The following biography, submitted May 2003, is from material developed for Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana by Tom Davis: . William Forsyth (October 15, 1854 - March 29, 1835). Buried in Section 39, Lot 298. Driving east from the SW corner of Section 39 you will soon see the pink granite monument to Forsyth several rows back. A bronze bas-relief portrait of the artist is attached. It was perhaps no accident that William Forsyth described his teacher John Love as a "tall, . blond... Read full biography
The following biography, submitted May 2003, is from material developed for Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana by Tom Davis: . William Forsyth (October 15, 1854 - March 29, 1835). Buried in Section 39, Lot 298. Driving east from the SW corner of Section 39 you will soon see the pink granite monument to Forsyth several rows back. A bronze bas-relief portrait of the artist is attached. It was perhaps no accident that William Forsyth described his teacher John Love as a "tall, . blond giant." He was the opposite, and many of his friends and students, and even his daughters, thought that explained a lot about his personality, described by one as that of a "little cocky bantam rooster." One of his Herron Art students recalled "Mr.... Read full biography
The following biography, submitted May 2003, is from material developed for Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana by Tom Davis: . William Forsyth (October 15, 1854 - March 29, 1835). Buried in Section 39, Lot 298. Driving east from the SW corner of Section 39 you will soon see the pink granite monument to Forsyth several rows back. A bronze bas-relief portrait of the artist is attached. It was perhaps no accident that William Forsyth described his teacher John Love as a "tall, . blond giant." He was the opposite, and many of his friends and students, and even his daughters, thought that explained a lot about his personality, described by one as that of a "little cocky bantam rooster." One of his Herron Art students recalled "Mr. Forsyth was short, a lot shorter than most men, and I believe that is why he had that feisty way about him, to make up... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Bas Relief, Wall Mounted Sculpture
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Media
- •Charcoal
- •Colored Pencil
- •Conte Crayon
- •Crayon, Crayola Drawing
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Gouache
- •Ink
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
- •Pencil, Graphite Drawing
- •Tempera
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Impressionism Before 1940
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Gardens, Garden Scenes
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Snowscene, Winter Landscape
- •Still Life
- •Waterfowl
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Brown County, Indiana
- •California Before 1940
- •Cape Ann, Massachusetts: Gloucester, Rockport, North Shore
- •Europe
- •Germany Before 1900
Art Association
- •American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor
- •Boston Art Club
- •Society of Western Artists (1896-1914)
Art Teacher
- •William Merritt Chase
Art School
- •Academy of Fine Arts, Munich (Royal Academy, Student
- •German Academies Before 1900
- •John Herron Art Institute/School of Art and Design, Teacher
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Art Collection
- •Neville-Strass Collection
- •Pfeil Collection-Impressionists
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Mural Specialty
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Vose Galleries, Boston
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •AskART Panama Pacific Expo
- •Louisiana Purchase Expo, St. Louis World's Fair 1904
- •Panama Pacific Exhibition of 1915
- •World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1892-1893
Art Movement
- •Hoosier School of Painters, Indiana Impresssionist
Exhibition of Art Association
- •American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor-
- •Boston Art Club-
- •Hoosier Art Salon-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Society of Western Artists (1896-1914)-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
Exhibition of Special Venue, Art Parks
- •Armory Show 1913, New York
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts