Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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1864 Chicago, Illinois - 1933 Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Known for: Painting, illustration, cycloramist.
Joseph Birren, a landscape painter, illustrator and graphic artist, was known for a style called Tactilism, meaning he used paint in a way that gave the illusion of three-dimensional work. He was... Read full biography
Joseph Birren, a landscape painter, illustrator and graphic artist, was known for a style called Tactilism, meaning he used paint in a way that gave the illusion of three-dimensional work. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 14, 1864 to Henry and Catherine Birren. He attended private schools... Read full biography
Joseph Birren, a landscape painter, illustrator and graphic artist, was known for a style called Tactilism, meaning he used paint in a way that gave the illusion of three-dimensional work. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 14, 1864 to Henry and Catherine Birren. He attended private schools and from 1883 to 1900, the Art Institute of Chicago where he was a student of John Vanderpoel. He also studied in Philadelphia, New York at the Art Students League, Munich, and Paris at the Julian... Read full biography
Joseph Birren, a landscape painter, illustrator and graphic artist, was known for a style called Tactilism, meaning he used paint in a way that gave the illusion of three-dimensional work. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 14, 1864 to Henry and Catherine Birren. He attended private schools and from 1883 to 1900, the Art Institute of Chicago where he was a student of John Vanderpoel. He also studied in Philadelphia, New York at the Art Students League, Munich, and Paris at the Julian Academy (1889). At age 18, Birren was employed by the Chicago studio of C.F. Schwerdt. In 1885, he worked with Henry Knight in the creation of a cyclorama depicting the Battle of Gettysburg, and the next year, he joined H.H. Gross of the Gross Corporation... Read full biography
Joseph Birren, a landscape painter, illustrator and graphic artist, was known for a style called Tactilism, meaning he used paint in a way that gave the illusion of three-dimensional work. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 14, 1864 to Henry and Catherine Birren. He attended private schools and from 1883 to 1900, the Art Institute of Chicago where he was a student of John Vanderpoel. He also studied in Philadelphia, New York at the Art Students League, Munich, and Paris at the Julian Academy (1889). At age 18, Birren was employed by the Chicago studio of C.F. Schwerdt. In 1885, he worked with Henry Knight in the creation of a cyclorama depicting the Battle of Gettysburg, and the next year, he joined H.H. Gross of the Gross Corporation on a second cyclorama (title unknown) whose circumference was 365 feet. In 1888, the Gross Corporation commissioned Birren and s... Read full biography
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About Joseph Birren: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (3)
All MuseumsNew Mexico Museum of Art
113 Lincoln Avenue
Santa Fe, NM 87501The John H. Vanderpoel Art Association
9625 S. Longwood Drive (Ridge Park)
Chicago, IL 60643