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Museums page for John White Alexander ((1856 - 1915)), known for Female figure, floral and landscape painting. Showing 18 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1856 Allegheny, Pennsylvania - 1915 New York City. Known for: Female figure, floral and landscape painting.
Born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, where he had first-hand knowledge of the tough life of steel workers, John White Alexander became one of the most prominent, fashionable artists in New York City... Read full biography
Born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, where he had first-hand knowledge of the tough life of steel workers, John White Alexander became one of the most prominent, fashionable artists in New York City during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He did portrait, figure, and mural work and is especially... Read full biography
Born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, where he had first-hand knowledge of the tough life of steel workers, John White Alexander became one of the most prominent, fashionable artists in New York City during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He did portrait, figure, and mural work and is especially noted for female subjects, which he rendered with fluid, sweeping lines and "an almost abstract, decorative rhythm of shape with a graceful and voluptuous expressiveness" (Baigell "Dictionary" 8). As... Read full biography
Born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, where he had first-hand knowledge of the tough life of steel workers, John White Alexander became one of the most prominent, fashionable artists in New York City during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He did portrait, figure, and mural work and is especially noted for female subjects, which he rendered with fluid, sweeping lines and "an almost abstract, decorative rhythm of shape with a graceful and voluptuous expressiveness" (Baigell "Dictionary" 8). As a young man, he worked as a telegraph messenger boy but soon was discovered as a talented illustrator. He began his career working in the Art Department of "Harper's Weekly" as a political cartoonist and illustrator. The 1877 Pittsburgh strike was a... Read full biography
Born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, where he had first-hand knowledge of the tough life of steel workers, John White Alexander became one of the most prominent, fashionable artists in New York City during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He did portrait, figure, and mural work and is especially noted for female subjects, which he rendered with fluid, sweeping lines and "an almost abstract, decorative rhythm of shape with a graceful and voluptuous expressiveness" (Baigell "Dictionary" 8). As a young man, he worked as a telegraph messenger boy but soon was discovered as a talented illustrator. He began his career working in the Art Department of "Harper's Weekly" as a political cartoonist and illustrator. The 1877 Pittsburgh strike was a special focus. As a part of his assignments he did field work in New Orleans in 1881, and in 1883 was sent to Yellowstone to capture the beauty... Read full biography
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About John White Alexander: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (18)
All MuseumsBeard and Weil Galleries, Wheaton College
26 East Main Street
Norton, MA 02766Butler Institute of American Art
524 Wick Avenue
Youngstown, OH 44502Carnegie Museum of Art
4400 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-4080Dallas Museum of Art
1717 North Harwood Street
Dallas, TX 75201Hudson River Museum
511 Warburton Avenue
Yonkers, NY 10701Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York City, NY 10028Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA)
465 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115National Museum of American Art-Smithsonian
8th and G Streets NW
Washington, DC 20004National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
750 Ninth Street NW, Suite 410
Washington, DC 20001RISD Museum
224 Benefit Street
20 North Main Street
Providence, RI 02903-2723Saint Louis Art Museum
Forest Park
One Fine Arts Drive
St. Louis, MO 63110Swope Art Museum
25 South Seventh Street
Terre Haute, IN 47807Taft Museum of Art
316 Pike Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202-4293The Brooklyn Museum of Art
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11238-6052The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
118 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102Yale University Art Gallery
1111 Chapel Street
Box 208271
New Haven, CT 06520-8271