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Old Lyme, CT 06371
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Museums page for John Williamson ((1826 - 1885)), known for Landscape-water-shore, still life. Showing 4 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1826 Glasgow, Scotland - 1885 Glenwood-on-the-Hudson, New York. Known for: Landscape-water-shore, still life.
Born at Toll Cross, near Glasgow, Scotland, John Williamson emigrated to America as a child (1831). He spent most of his life in Brooklyn. From 1844 to 1847, he attended the National Academy of... Read full biography
Born at Toll Cross, near Glasgow, Scotland, John Williamson emigrated to America as a child (1831). He spent most of his life in Brooklyn. From 1844 to 1847, he attended the National Academy of Design antique class, the life class from 1850 to 1851 and the antique class from 1854 to 1855. In the... Read full biography
Born at Toll Cross, near Glasgow, Scotland, John Williamson emigrated to America as a child (1831). He spent most of his life in Brooklyn. From 1844 to 1847, he attended the National Academy of Design antique class, the life class from 1850 to 1851 and the antique class from 1854 to 1855. In the late 19th century, he became known for his landscapes of the Hudson River Valley and Connecticut. Williamson began exhibiting at the National Academy in 1850, mostly landscapes but also a few genre... Read full biography
Born at Toll Cross, near Glasgow, Scotland, John Williamson emigrated to America as a child (1831). He spent most of his life in Brooklyn. From 1844 to 1847, he attended the National Academy of Design antique class, the life class from 1850 to 1851 and the antique class from 1854 to 1855. In the late 19th century, he became known for his landscapes of the Hudson River Valley and Connecticut. Williamson began exhibiting at the National Academy in 1850, mostly landscapes but also a few genre paintings and also entered some still life. However, most of his paintings were landscapes, including along the Hudson River, Catskills, Adirondacks, White Mountains, Berkshires and into Connecticut. He, like many of his colleagues, was trying to raise... Read full biography
Born at Toll Cross, near Glasgow, Scotland, John Williamson emigrated to America as a child (1831). He spent most of his life in Brooklyn. From 1844 to 1847, he attended the National Academy of Design antique class, the life class from 1850 to 1851 and the antique class from 1854 to 1855. In the late 19th century, he became known for his landscapes of the Hudson River Valley and Connecticut. Williamson began exhibiting at the National Academy in 1850, mostly landscapes but also a few genre paintings and also entered some still life. However, most of his paintings were landscapes, including along the Hudson River, Catskills, Adirondacks, White Mountains, Berkshires and into Connecticut. He, like many of his colleagues, was trying to raise public perception about landscape painting. In 1861, he was elected an Associate Member of the Academy. He also exh... Read full biography
John Williamson - Artist Info
About John Williamson: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (4)
All MuseumsHudson River Museum
511 Warburton Avenue
Yonkers, NY 10701Maier Museum of Art, Randolph College
Randolph-Macon Woman's College
One Quinlan Street
Lynchburg, VA 24503-1526The Brooklyn Museum of Art
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11238-6052