California African American Museum
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Museums page for Edward Mitchell Bannister ((1828 - 1901)), known for Idealized landscape, marine, portrait and still life painting. Showing 15 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1828 St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada - 1901 Providence, Rhode Island. Known for: Idealized landscape, marine, portrait and still life painting.
Edward Mitchell Bannister (b. 1828 sometimes listed as 1826 or 1833- d. 1901). He was the best-known landscape painter associated with Rhode Island in the late 1800s, and was the first... Read full biography
Edward Mitchell Bannister (b. 1828 sometimes listed as 1826 or 1833- d. 1901). He was the best-known landscape painter associated with Rhode Island in the late 1800s, and was the first African-American artist to win national recognition. At the Philadelphia World Centennial of 1876, Edward... Read full biography
Edward Mitchell Bannister (b. 1828 sometimes listed as 1826 or 1833- d. 1901). He was the best-known landscape painter associated with Rhode Island in the late 1800s, and was the first African-American artist to win national recognition. At the Philadelphia World Centennial of 1876, Edward Bannister was the only New England artist to win a bronze medal. Born and raised in the small seaport town of St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada, Bannister had a long path to becoming a fine artist and... Read full biography
Edward Mitchell Bannister (b. 1828 sometimes listed as 1826 or 1833- d. 1901). He was the best-known landscape painter associated with Rhode Island in the late 1800s, and was the first African-American artist to win national recognition. At the Philadelphia World Centennial of 1876, Edward Bannister was the only New England artist to win a bronze medal. Born and raised in the small seaport town of St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada, Bannister had a long path to becoming a fine artist and ultimately attributed his art talents to his belief in God. He was the son of a black man from Barbados and a white woman from Canada. All British provinces abolished slavery shortly after Bannister's birth, giving him the latitude to develop his interest... Read full biography
Edward Mitchell Bannister (b. 1828 sometimes listed as 1826 or 1833- d. 1901). He was the best-known landscape painter associated with Rhode Island in the late 1800s, and was the first African-American artist to win national recognition. At the Philadelphia World Centennial of 1876, Edward Bannister was the only New England artist to win a bronze medal. Born and raised in the small seaport town of St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada, Bannister had a long path to becoming a fine artist and ultimately attributed his art talents to his belief in God. He was the son of a black man from Barbados and a white woman from Canada. All British provinces abolished slavery shortly after Bannister's birth, giving him the latitude to develop his interest for art, studying the major established artists, while living as a free Black. His mother encouraged his interest i... Read full biography
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About Edward Mitchell Bannister: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (15)
All MuseumsFlint Institute of Arts
1120 East Kearsley Street
Flint, MI 48503Howard University Gallery of Art
Howard University
2455 6th Street
Washington, DC 20059National Museum of American Art-Smithsonian
8th and G Streets NW
Washington, DC 20004New Jersey State Museum
205 West State Street
Trenton, NJ 08625-0530Newport Art Museum
76 Bellevue Avenue
Newport, RI 02840Newport Historical Society
82 Touro Street
Newport, RI 02840Providence Art Club
11 Thomas St.
Providence, RI 02903Rhode Island Historical Society
110 Benevolent Street
Providence, RI 02906RISD Museum
224 Benefit Street
20 North Main Street
Providence, RI 02903-2723San Antonio Museum of Art
200 West Jones Avenue
San Antonio, TX 78215-1406The Brooklyn Museum of Art
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11238-6052The Newark Museum of Art
49 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102The Walters Art Museum
600 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-5185Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
200 North Boulevard
Richmond, VA 23220-4007