Butler Institute of American Art
524 Wick Avenue
Youngstown, OH 44502
Youngstown, OH 44502
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Museums page for Lucien Whiting Powell ((1846 - 1930)), known for Landscape, urban view painting. Showing 7 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1846 Levinworth Manor, Virginia - 1930 District of Columbia. Known for: Landscape, urban view painting.
LUCIEN WHITING POWELL (1846-1930). Lucien Whiting Powell was born at Levinworth Manor in Upperville, Virginia, a 10,000 acre estate granted around 1770 by the British Crown to his ancestors. The son... Read full biography
LUCIEN WHITING POWELL (1846-1930). Lucien Whiting Powell was born at Levinworth Manor in Upperville, Virginia, a 10,000 acre estate granted around 1770 by the British Crown to his ancestors. The son of a distinguished Virginia family, he was raised on 322 acres of the original tract (Cutler, p. 2)... Read full biography
LUCIEN WHITING POWELL (1846-1930). Lucien Whiting Powell was born at Levinworth Manor in Upperville, Virginia, a 10,000 acre estate granted around 1770 by the British Crown to his ancestors. The son of a distinguished Virginia family, he was raised on 322 acres of the original tract (Cutler, p. 2) and educated in the district schools and under private tutors. Interested in art at an early age, Powell later recalled: "From childhood I could always draw. I used to make pencil sketches that had... Read full biography
LUCIEN WHITING POWELL (1846-1930). Lucien Whiting Powell was born at Levinworth Manor in Upperville, Virginia, a 10,000 acre estate granted around 1770 by the British Crown to his ancestors. The son of a distinguished Virginia family, he was raised on 322 acres of the original tract (Cutler, p. 2) and educated in the district schools and under private tutors. Interested in art at an early age, Powell later recalled: "From childhood I could always draw. I used to make pencil sketches that had real character. It was not until later that I had any paints to work with. Perhaps it was because I did not have colors at my disposal in the beginning that I used them so enthusiastically after I obtained them" (Porter, n.p.). Before leaving for... Read full biography
LUCIEN WHITING POWELL (1846-1930). Lucien Whiting Powell was born at Levinworth Manor in Upperville, Virginia, a 10,000 acre estate granted around 1770 by the British Crown to his ancestors. The son of a distinguished Virginia family, he was raised on 322 acres of the original tract (Cutler, p. 2) and educated in the district schools and under private tutors. Interested in art at an early age, Powell later recalled: "From childhood I could always draw. I used to make pencil sketches that had real character. It was not until later that I had any paints to work with. Perhaps it was because I did not have colors at my disposal in the beginning that I used them so enthusiastically after I obtained them" (Porter, n.p.). Before leaving for Philadelphia to undertake a fine arts education, Powell entered the 11th Virginia Cavalry at age 17 and participated in engagements a... Read full biography
Lucien Whiting Powell - Artist Info
About Lucien Whiting Powell: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (7)
All MuseumsHigh Museum of Art
1280 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30309Mobile Museum of Art
4850 Museum Drive, Langan Park
P.O. Box 8426
Mobile, AL 36608National Museum of American Art-Smithsonian
8th and G Streets NW
Washington, DC 20004The Johnson Collection
100 Dunbar Street, Suite 203
Spartanburg, SC 29306The Parthenon
Centennial Park
Po Box 196340
Nashville, TN 37219-6340Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
401 Museum Drive
Hagerstown, MD 21741-0423