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Museums page for Jurgen Huge ((1809 - 1878)), known for Naive ship portrait-harbor, landscape. Showing 5 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1809 Hamburg, Germany - 1878 Bridgeport, Connecticut. Known for: Naive ship portrait-harbor, landscape.
A folk artist who did numerous scenes of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Jurgen Huge was born in Hamburg, Germany and came to the United States as a young seaman, which set the course for many of his later... Read full biography
A folk artist who did numerous scenes of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Jurgen Huge was born in Hamburg, Germany and came to the United States as a young seaman, which set the course for many of his later paintings. By 1830, when he was age twenty-one, he had a wife, Mary Shelton, and she was from... Read full biography
A folk artist who did numerous scenes of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Jurgen Huge was born in Hamburg, Germany and came to the United States as a young seaman, which set the course for many of his later paintings. By 1830, when he was age twenty-one, he had a wife, Mary Shelton, and she was from Bridgeport, Connecticut so the couple settled there. Huge's name first appeared in the Bridgeport, Connecticut directory in 1862, but it is documented that he was there by 1830. He was listed as a grocer,... Read full biography
A folk artist who did numerous scenes of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Jurgen Huge was born in Hamburg, Germany and came to the United States as a young seaman, which set the course for many of his later paintings. By 1830, when he was age twenty-one, he had a wife, Mary Shelton, and she was from Bridgeport, Connecticut so the couple settled there. Huge's name first appeared in the Bridgeport, Connecticut directory in 1862, but it is documented that he was there by 1830. He was listed as a grocer, but an early painting of his titled "Bunkerhill" was dated 1838. His art career is documented from that time until his death in 1878, but it is known that painting was secondary to his grocery business. However, he did numerous watercolor paintings... Read full biography
A folk artist who did numerous scenes of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Jurgen Huge was born in Hamburg, Germany and came to the United States as a young seaman, which set the course for many of his later paintings. By 1830, when he was age twenty-one, he had a wife, Mary Shelton, and she was from Bridgeport, Connecticut so the couple settled there. Huge's name first appeared in the Bridgeport, Connecticut directory in 1862, but it is documented that he was there by 1830. He was listed as a grocer, but an early painting of his titled "Bunkerhill" was dated 1838. His art career is documented from that time until his death in 1878, but it is known that painting was secondary to his grocery business. However, he did numerous watercolor paintings including landscapes, marines and daily life in Bridgeport with street scenes, vehicles, store fronts, lighthouses, etc. Typically his paintings... Read full biography
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About Jurgen Huge: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (5)
All MuseumsMaryland Historical Society
201 West Monument Street
Balti.Orgmore, MD 21201-4674Mystic Seaport: Museum of America and the Sea
75 Greenmanville Avenue
Po Box 6000
Mystic, CT 06355-0990New-York Historical Society
2 West 77th Street At Central Park
New York City, NY 10024The Mariners' Museum and Park
100 Museum Drive
Newport News, VA 23606