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1819 Northamptonshire, England - 1889 Watsonville, California. Known for: Historical battle, portrait and animal painting.
James Walker, a painter of military battles and illustrator, was born in Northamptonshire, England on June 3, 1819. In 1823, Walker immigrated with his family to the United States and settled on the... Read full biography
James Walker, a painter of military battles and illustrator, was born in Northamptonshire, England on June 3, 1819. In 1823, Walker immigrated with his family to the United States and settled on the Hudson River at Albany, New York. A painting for which he remains known is a large panorama,... Read full biography
James Walker, a painter of military battles and illustrator, was born in Northamptonshire, England on June 3, 1819. In 1823, Walker immigrated with his family to the United States and settled on the Hudson River at Albany, New York. A painting for which he remains known is a large panorama, completed 1870, of the Battle of Gettysburg. Showing the clash of Union and Confederate forces on the climactic third day, the work was first shown in Boston in March of 1870. A reviewer wrote that it was... Read full biography
James Walker, a painter of military battles and illustrator, was born in Northamptonshire, England on June 3, 1819. In 1823, Walker immigrated with his family to the United States and settled on the Hudson River at Albany, New York. A painting for which he remains known is a large panorama, completed 1870, of the Battle of Gettysburg. Showing the clash of Union and Confederate forces on the climactic third day, the work was first shown in Boston in March of 1870. A reviewer wrote that it was "at once a fine work of art and a wonderful illustration of the battle's history, the position of every regiment and battery being defined on a battle-field several miles in extent." (Charleston-Renaissance Gallery). Little is known of Walker's art... Read full biography
James Walker, a painter of military battles and illustrator, was born in Northamptonshire, England on June 3, 1819. In 1823, Walker immigrated with his family to the United States and settled on the Hudson River at Albany, New York. A painting for which he remains known is a large panorama, completed 1870, of the Battle of Gettysburg. Showing the clash of Union and Confederate forces on the climactic third day, the work was first shown in Boston in March of 1870. A reviewer wrote that it was "at once a fine work of art and a wonderful illustration of the battle's history, the position of every regiment and battery being defined on a battle-field several miles in extent." (Charleston-Renaissance Gallery). Little is known of Walker's art training. It is thought that he is to have studied painting in New York City. Upon leaving home in his early twenties, he went first to... Read full biography
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About James Walker: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (7)
All MuseumsHelmerich Cntr. for American Research, Gilcrease Museum,Univ. of Tulsa
1400 N. Gilcrease Museum Road
Tulsa, OK 74127-2100Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036Oakland Museum of California
1000 Oak Street
Oakland, CA 94607Phoenix Art Museum
1625 North Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85004-1685The Bancroft Library
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720The Johnson Collection
100 Dunbar Street, Suite 203
Spartanburg, SC 29306