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1785 Newport, Rhode Island - 1862 Washington, District Of Columbia. Known for: Indian portrait, genre and still-life painting.
Born in Newport, Rhode Island, Charles Bird King became famous for his portraits of distinguished Native Americans. He studied with Samuel King, colonial painter, and then at age 15, ran away to New... Read full biography
Born in Newport, Rhode Island, Charles Bird King became famous for his portraits of distinguished Native Americans. He studied with Samuel King, colonial painter, and then at age 15, ran away to New York City where he worked in the studio of Edward Savage. From 1805 to 1812, he lived in London,... Read full biography
Born in Newport, Rhode Island, Charles Bird King became famous for his portraits of distinguished Native Americans. He studied with Samuel King, colonial painter, and then at age 15, ran away to New York City where he worked in the studio of Edward Savage. From 1805 to 1812, he lived in London, studying with Benjamin West and sharing a studio with Thomas Sully. In 1816, he settled in Washington D.C., becoming the city's first significant resident artist. He did portraits of politicians and then... Read full biography
Born in Newport, Rhode Island, Charles Bird King became famous for his portraits of distinguished Native Americans. He studied with Samuel King, colonial painter, and then at age 15, ran away to New York City where he worked in the studio of Edward Savage. From 1805 to 1812, he lived in London, studying with Benjamin West and sharing a studio with Thomas Sully. In 1816, he settled in Washington D.C., becoming the city's first significant resident artist. He did portraits of politicians and then spent 16 years on a commission to paint members of a five-tribe Indian delegation, which came to the city in 1821. The results became the basis of the National Indian Portrait Gallery. The originals burned, but lithography copies remain. He did an... Read full biography
Born in Newport, Rhode Island, Charles Bird King became famous for his portraits of distinguished Native Americans. He studied with Samuel King, colonial painter, and then at age 15, ran away to New York City where he worked in the studio of Edward Savage. From 1805 to 1812, he lived in London, studying with Benjamin West and sharing a studio with Thomas Sully. In 1816, he settled in Washington D.C., becoming the city's first significant resident artist. He did portraits of politicians and then spent 16 years on a commission to paint members of a five-tribe Indian delegation, which came to the city in 1821. The results became the basis of the National Indian Portrait Gallery. The originals burned, but lithography copies remain. He did an occasional still life, some of them in trompe l'oeil style including The Vanity of an Artist'... Read full biography
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- Transatlantic Currents: Paintings at MesdaJanuary 2007McInnis, Maurie D.The Magazine Antiques
- The Gund Collection at the Eiteljorg MuseumFebruary 2006Campbell, SuzanAmerican Art Review
- New Mexico-Best of the WestApril 2004Schneider, WolfSouthwest Art
- The New Gold RushMay 2003Kinsella, EileenARTnews
- Art EventsNovember 2001Editors, Southwest ArtSouthwest Art
- Lure of the WestJanuary 2001Pastan, AmySouthwest Art
- Proud Legacy: 150 Years of WesternJanuary 1999May, StephenSouthwest Art
- American Dreams-Warner CollectionDecember 1997Curry, David ParkAmerican Art Review