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1814 Canandaigua, New York - 1872 Detroit, Michigan. Known for: Indian life, landscape, portrait.
Born in Canandaigua, New York, John Mix Stanley became one of the most significant artists of the American frontier but also one of the most tragic in that three separate fires essentially destroyed... Read full biography
Born in Canandaigua, New York, John Mix Stanley became one of the most significant artists of the American frontier but also one of the most tragic in that three separate fires essentially destroyed his lifetime's work. He was raised in upstate New York where his father had a tavern that many... Read full biography
Born in Canandaigua, New York, John Mix Stanley became one of the most significant artists of the American frontier but also one of the most tragic in that three separate fires essentially destroyed his lifetime's work. He was raised in upstate New York where his father had a tavern that many Indians and other frontier types visited. At age 14, he became an orphan and apprenticed to a coach maker. But looking for better work, he moved to Detroit in 1834 and became a house and sign painter and... Read full biography
Born in Canandaigua, New York, John Mix Stanley became one of the most significant artists of the American frontier but also one of the most tragic in that three separate fires essentially destroyed his lifetime's work. He was raised in upstate New York where his father had a tavern that many Indians and other frontier types visited. At age 14, he became an orphan and apprenticed to a coach maker. But looking for better work, he moved to Detroit in 1834 and became a house and sign painter and subsequently trained with European educated James Bowman, who saw one of his signs and admired his work. From 1836 to 1838, Stanley painted portraits in the Chicago area and in 1839, based at Fort Snelling, Minnesota, tried unsuccessfully to support... Read full biography
Born in Canandaigua, New York, John Mix Stanley became one of the most significant artists of the American frontier but also one of the most tragic in that three separate fires essentially destroyed his lifetime's work. He was raised in upstate New York where his father had a tavern that many Indians and other frontier types visited. At age 14, he became an orphan and apprenticed to a coach maker. But looking for better work, he moved to Detroit in 1834 and became a house and sign painter and subsequently trained with European educated James Bowman, who saw one of his signs and admired his work. From 1836 to 1838, Stanley painted portraits in the Chicago area and in 1839, based at Fort Snelling, Minnesota, tried unsuccessfully to support himself as a painter of Indian portraits and genre. He returned East and studied in Philadelphia and by 1842, had a studio at Fort Gibso... Read full biography
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- Treasure Troves Next DoorMarch 2006Gomez, Edward M.Art & Antiques
- Best WesternJuly 2005Dorfman, JohnArt & Auction
- Gilbert Munger: Quest for DistinctiOctober 2004Spooner, Peter FAmerican Art Review
- The Westervelt Warner MuseumAugust 2004Kelly, FranklinThe Magazine Antiques
- Land as Landscape: American AesthetFebruary 2003Scott, AmyCalifornia Art Club Newsletter
- West Point/Points WestJune 2002Troccoli, Joan CarpenterAmerican Art Review
- Stark Museum of ArtDecember 2001Hunter, Richard; David HuntAmerican Art Review
- Amon Carter MuseumDecember 2001Lawton, RebeccaAmerican Art Review
- Flying Buffaloes'July 2001Dippie, Brian W.Montana: Western History
- The American West: Out of MythDecember 2000Hassrick, PeterAmerican Art Review
- Painters and the American WestOctober 2000Troccoli, Joan CarpenterAmerican Art Review
- Proud Legacy: 150 Years of WesternJanuary 1999May, StephenSouthwest Art
- Government PatronageNovember 1994Dippie, Brian W.Montana: Western History
- 01April 1990Collector's ChoiceArt & Antiques