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Museums page for James Henry Beard ((1811 - 1893)), known for Notable portrait, animals and genre paintings. Showing 9 museum collections and exhibitions.
James Henry Beard MUSEUMS
1811 Buffalo, New York - 1893 Flushing, New York. Known for: Notable portrait, animals and genre paintings.
Born in Buffalo, New York, James Beard was a self-taught artist known for children's portraits, often posed with domestic pets. His satirical anthropomorphic animal subjects and other humorous topics... Read full biography
Born in Buffalo, New York, James Beard was a self-taught artist known for children's portraits, often posed with domestic pets. His satirical anthropomorphic animal subjects and other humorous topics were much in contrast to prevalent sentimentality. He was an honorary member of the National... Read full biography
Born in Buffalo, New York, James Beard was a self-taught artist known for children's portraits, often posed with domestic pets. His satirical anthropomorphic animal subjects and other humorous topics were much in contrast to prevalent sentimentality. He was an honorary member of the National Academy of Design* from 1848 to 1860 and a full member until his death. His birth date has been disputed with the years 1811, 1814 and 1815 given, but 1811 is the date in his family's Bible. At age 11, he... Read full biography
Born in Buffalo, New York, James Beard was a self-taught artist known for children's portraits, often posed with domestic pets. His satirical anthropomorphic animal subjects and other humorous topics were much in contrast to prevalent sentimentality. He was an honorary member of the National Academy of Design* from 1848 to 1860 and a full member until his death. His birth date has been disputed with the years 1811, 1814 and 1815 given, but 1811 is the date in his family's Bible. At age 11, he moved with his family to Painesville, Ohio, where he was raised and where his artist brother, William Holbrook, was born. For some years, he was an itinerant* portrait painter, traveling to Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, New Orleans and Louisville. From 1834... Read full biography
Born in Buffalo, New York, James Beard was a self-taught artist known for children's portraits, often posed with domestic pets. His satirical anthropomorphic animal subjects and other humorous topics were much in contrast to prevalent sentimentality. He was an honorary member of the National Academy of Design* from 1848 to 1860 and a full member until his death. His birth date has been disputed with the years 1811, 1814 and 1815 given, but 1811 is the date in his family's Bible. At age 11, he moved with his family to Painesville, Ohio, where he was raised and where his artist brother, William Holbrook, was born. For some years, he was an itinerant* portrait painter, traveling to Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, New Orleans and Louisville. From 1834 to 1870, Beard lived in Cincinnati, Ohio, but spent his winters in New Orleans, and was in N... Read full biography
James Henry Beard - Artist Info
About James Henry Beard: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (9)
All MuseumsCincinnati Art Museum
953 Eden Park Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45202Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036Mattatuck Museum
144 West Main Street
Waterbury, CT 06702Memorial Art Gallery
University of Rochester
500 University Avenue
Rochester, NY 14607-1415Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA)
465 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115Museum of NY Historical Society
170 Central Park West
New York City, NY 10024National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
750 Ninth Street NW, Suite 410
Washington, DC 20001Ohio Historical Society
1982 Velma Avenue
Columbus, OH 43211-2497