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1810 Baltimore, Maryland - 1874 Baltimore, Maryland. Known for: Trapper-Indian genre, portrait, mountain landscapes.
Alfred Jacob Miller became the first American artist of consequence to paint the Rocky Mountains and was the only artist to chronicle figures of the legendary fur trade during its height. Although he... Read full biography
Alfred Jacob Miller became the first American artist of consequence to paint the Rocky Mountains and was the only artist to chronicle figures of the legendary fur trade during its height. Although he portrayed Indian subjects, he was not especially interesting in realistic depictions but... Read full biography
Alfred Jacob Miller became the first American artist of consequence to paint the Rocky Mountains and was the only artist to chronicle figures of the legendary fur trade during its height. Although he portrayed Indian subjects, he was not especially interesting in realistic depictions but romanticized his subjects, comparing the Indians of the West to Greek sculpture figures. He was encouraged to draw by his parents, and had local training in Baltimore and studied portraiture in Philadelphia... Read full biography
Alfred Jacob Miller became the first American artist of consequence to paint the Rocky Mountains and was the only artist to chronicle figures of the legendary fur trade during its height. Although he portrayed Indian subjects, he was not especially interesting in realistic depictions but romanticized his subjects, comparing the Indians of the West to Greek sculpture figures. He was encouraged to draw by his parents, and had local training in Baltimore and studied portraiture in Philadelphia from 1831 to 1832 with Thomas Sully. He studied in France from 1833 to 1834 and Italy at the English Life School in Rome. Returning to Baltimore, he opened a studio, but it was not successful. In 1836, he established a studio in New Orleans where he met... Read full biography
Alfred Jacob Miller became the first American artist of consequence to paint the Rocky Mountains and was the only artist to chronicle figures of the legendary fur trade during its height. Although he portrayed Indian subjects, he was not especially interesting in realistic depictions but romanticized his subjects, comparing the Indians of the West to Greek sculpture figures. He was encouraged to draw by his parents, and had local training in Baltimore and studied portraiture in Philadelphia from 1831 to 1832 with Thomas Sully. He studied in France from 1833 to 1834 and Italy at the English Life School in Rome. Returning to Baltimore, he opened a studio, but it was not successful. In 1836, he established a studio in New Orleans where he met Captain William Drummond Stewart, a Scottish aristocrat and British Army officer, who engaged Miller to a... Read full biography
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- The Gund Collection at the Eiteljorg MuseumFebruary 2006Campbell, SuzanAmerican Art Review
- Best WesternJuly 2005Dorfman, JohnArt & Auction
- The Westervelt Warner MuseumAugust 2004Kelly, FranklinThe Magazine Antiques
- Spirit of the WestJuly 2004Fauntleroy, GussieArt & Antiques
- Art Events-Coast to CoastFebruary 2004Osterman, JulieSouthwest Art
- Curator's CritiqueJanuary 2004Peck, JamesWildlife Art
- On the SceneNovember 2003Editor, Southwest ArtSouthwest Art
- Field NotesNovember 2003Editor, Wildlife ArtWildlife Art
- What's NewsNovember 2003Editors, Art of the WestArt of the West
- Museum AccessionsNovember 2003Gustafson, Eleanor HThe Magazine Antiques
- marketfileOctober 2003Editor, Art & AuctionArt & Auction
- Coeur d'Alene Auction Draws RecordOctober 2003Editor, Art-TalkArt-Talk
- The New Gold RushMay 2003Kinsella, EileenARTnews
- Art Market, Auction Records forFebruary 2003McCord, AndyARTnews
- Stark Museum of ArtDecember 2001Hunter, Richard; David HuntAmerican Art Review
- Bibliographic EssayJuly 2001Dippie, Brian W.Montana: Western History
- Flying Buffaloes'July 2001Dippie, Brian W.Montana: Western History
- Painters and the American WestOctober 2000Troccoli, Joan CarpenterAmerican Art Review
- Proud Legacy: 150 Years of WesternJanuary 1999May, StephenSouthwest Art
- Western Art is Alive and WellNovember 1997Duty, MichaelArt of the West
- Images of the American PrairieOctober 1996Editor, American ArtistAmerican Artist
- Plain PicturesOctober 1996Kinsey, Joni LAmerican Art Review
- Portrait of a CollectionNovember 1994Wilkinson, ToddWildlife Art