The Johnson Collection
100 Dunbar Street, Suite 203
Spartanburg, SC 29306
Spartanburg, SC 29306
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1842 Washington, D.C. - 1910 Hampton, Virginia. Known for: Military genre, history and portrait painting, illustration.
Conrad Wise Chapman was born in 1842, in Washington, D.C. and is known for his depictions of the Civil War, in particular a series of thirty-one oil paintings depicting the forts and batteries in the... Read full biography
Conrad Wise Chapman was born in 1842, in Washington, D.C. and is known for his depictions of the Civil War, in particular a series of thirty-one oil paintings depicting the forts and batteries in the area of Charleston, South Carolina. He was the son of John Gadsby Chapman, an Alexandria, Virginia... Read full biography
Conrad Wise Chapman was born in 1842, in Washington, D.C. and is known for his depictions of the Civil War, in particular a series of thirty-one oil paintings depicting the forts and batteries in the area of Charleston, South Carolina. He was the son of John Gadsby Chapman, an Alexandria, Virginia artist and teacher, who moved his family to Rome in 1850 when Conrad was eight. While in Italy, Conrad was trained by his father. Although he was raised in Europe, he was strongly attracted to the... Read full biography
Conrad Wise Chapman was born in 1842, in Washington, D.C. and is known for his depictions of the Civil War, in particular a series of thirty-one oil paintings depicting the forts and batteries in the area of Charleston, South Carolina. He was the son of John Gadsby Chapman, an Alexandria, Virginia artist and teacher, who moved his family to Rome in 1850 when Conrad was eight. While in Italy, Conrad was trained by his father. Although he was raised in Europe, he was strongly attracted to the Southern United States, and returned in 1861 to Virginia at the age of nineteen to enlist in the Confederate Army as the Civil War began. He was soon branded with the nickname of "Old Rome". He participated in the Siege of Vicksburg and received head... Read full biography
Conrad Wise Chapman was born in 1842, in Washington, D.C. and is known for his depictions of the Civil War, in particular a series of thirty-one oil paintings depicting the forts and batteries in the area of Charleston, South Carolina. He was the son of John Gadsby Chapman, an Alexandria, Virginia artist and teacher, who moved his family to Rome in 1850 when Conrad was eight. While in Italy, Conrad was trained by his father. Although he was raised in Europe, he was strongly attracted to the Southern United States, and returned in 1861 to Virginia at the age of nineteen to enlist in the Confederate Army as the Civil War began. He was soon branded with the nickname of "Old Rome". He participated in the Siege of Vicksburg and received head wounds at Shiloh. Upon recovery, he returned to Virginia, and then transferred a year later to Charleston. There,... Read full biography
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About Conrad Wise Chapman: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (3)
All MuseumsThe Valentine
1015 East Clay Street
Richmond, VA 23219Timken Museum of Art
1500 El. Prado
Balboa Park
San Diego, CA 92101