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1818 County Durham, England - 1893 Bronx, NYC. Known for: Landscape, still life and portrait painting.
Born in Staindrop, County Durham, England, he was a portrait and landscape painter, especially appreciated for watercolor painting, which he sold through the American Art Union. Although he painted... Read full biography
Born in Staindrop, County Durham, England, he was a portrait and landscape painter, especially appreciated for watercolor painting, which he sold through the American Art Union. Although he painted in the same locations as the Hudson River School painters, he is not considered a part of that group... Read full biography
Born in Staindrop, County Durham, England, he was a portrait and landscape painter, especially appreciated for watercolor painting, which he sold through the American Art Union. Although he painted in the same locations as the Hudson River School painters, he is not considered a part of that group that strove for dramatic effect because his work is more intimate and story-telling in intent. He became an accomplished painter as a young man, taking his first art training from his father, Joseph,... Read full biography
Born in Staindrop, County Durham, England, he was a portrait and landscape painter, especially appreciated for watercolor painting, which he sold through the American Art Union. Although he painted in the same locations as the Hudson River School painters, he is not considered a part of that group that strove for dramatic effect because his work is more intimate and story-telling in intent. He became an accomplished painter as a young man, taking his first art training from his father, Joseph, an animal and landscape painter. Miller practiced by sketching the townspeople. One of these portraits attracted the attention of an unknown patron who sent Miller to London to further his studies. By 1845 he had emigrated to the United States,... Read full biography
Born in Staindrop, County Durham, England, he was a portrait and landscape painter, especially appreciated for watercolor painting, which he sold through the American Art Union. Although he painted in the same locations as the Hudson River School painters, he is not considered a part of that group that strove for dramatic effect because his work is more intimate and story-telling in intent. He became an accomplished painter as a young man, taking his first art training from his father, Joseph, an animal and landscape painter. Miller practiced by sketching the townspeople. One of these portraits attracted the attention of an unknown patron who sent Miller to London to further his studies. By 1845 he had emigrated to the United States, accompanied by a sister and two brothers. They first settled in Buffalo and within three years had permanently settled in New York City. After some... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
- •Colored Pencil
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Gouache
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Pastel Painting/Drawing
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Landscape
- •Landscape with Cattle, Sheep or Other Farm Animals
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •New York City
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Still Life
- •Townscape, Village Scenes
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Central Park, New York City
- •England, Great Britain Before 1900, London
- •Europe
- •Hudson River Valley, New York
- •Long Island, New York
- •Niagara Falls
- •Virginia Before 1900
Art Association
- •Brooklyn Art Association
- •Woodstock Art Association, New York
Chronology
- •Early 19th Century Before Civil War
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Art Collection
- •Haussner Collection, Baltimore
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Brooklyn Art Association-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts