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1807 Setauket, Long Island, New York - 1868 Setauket, Long Island, New York. Known for: Genre, history, portrait and landscape painting.
Born on a farm in Setauket, Long Island, William Mount became what art historian Matthew Baigell described as the "foremost American genre painter." When other artists were trying to copy European... Read full biography
Born on a farm in Setauket, Long Island, William Mount became what art historian Matthew Baigell described as the "foremost American genre painter." When other artists were trying to copy European academic subjects of history, religion, and literature, he stayed in America and focused on the daily... Read full biography
Born on a farm in Setauket, Long Island, William Mount became what art historian Matthew Baigell described as the "foremost American genre painter." When other artists were trying to copy European academic subjects of history, religion, and literature, he stayed in America and focused on the daily lives of East Coast people. Many of his paintings expressed moralistic and political views, and he was also the first major American artists to portray black people with dignity although he opposed... Read full biography
Born on a farm in Setauket, Long Island, William Mount became what art historian Matthew Baigell described as the "foremost American genre painter." When other artists were trying to copy European academic subjects of history, religion, and literature, he stayed in America and focused on the daily lives of East Coast people. Many of his paintings expressed moralistic and political views, and he was also the first major American artists to portray black people with dignity although he opposed abolition of slavery. Because of his humble subject matter and skillful realistic execution, he was well received by an American public of the era of Jacksonian democracy. His serene agrarian paintings were also a welcome contrast to the increasing... Read full biography
Born on a farm in Setauket, Long Island, William Mount became what art historian Matthew Baigell described as the "foremost American genre painter." When other artists were trying to copy European academic subjects of history, religion, and literature, he stayed in America and focused on the daily lives of East Coast people. Many of his paintings expressed moralistic and political views, and he was also the first major American artists to portray black people with dignity although he opposed abolition of slavery. Because of his humble subject matter and skillful realistic execution, he was well received by an American public of the era of Jacksonian democracy. His serene agrarian paintings were also a welcome contrast to the increasing complexities of the Industrial Revolution. He had a long-time studio at Stony Brook on Long Island, and many... Read full biography
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- American Art at Reynolda HouseJune 2005Denenberg, Thomas AndrewAmerican Art Review
- 19th Century American PaintingsJanuary 2005Vedder, Lee AThe Magazine Antiques
- Merchandising AmericaSeptember 2004McIntosh, DeCourcy EThe Magazine Antiques
- The Westervelt Warner MuseumAugust 2004Kelly, FranklinThe Magazine Antiques
- Sign Here!July 2004Haus, MaryARTnews
- William Moore DavisDecember 2002Greguski, EvaAmerican Art Review
- The Quiet AmericansNovember 2000Wallis, StephenArt & Auction
- William Sidney MountFebruary 1999Editor, Southwest ArtSouthwest Art
- William Sidney MountDecember 1998Keyes, DonaldsAmerican Art Review
- The Genre Paintings of WilliamAugust 1998Johnson, DeborahThe Magazine Antiques
- American Dreams-Warner CollectionDecember 1997Curry, David ParkAmerican Art Review