Blanton Museum of Art, University of Texas (Austin)
200 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd,
Austin, TX 78712-0338
Austin, TX 78712-0338
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Museums page for Ransome Gillet Holdredge ((1836 - 1899)), known for Idealized landscape, Indian life, and marine painting. Showing 7 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1836 New York City - 1899 Alameda County, California. Known for: Idealized landscape, Indian life, and marine painting.
Born in New York City in 1836, Ransome Holdredge came to California via the Isthmus of Panama in 1858 and worked as a draftsman at the Mare Island Naval Yard. His paintings of the 1860s and early... Read full biography
Born in New York City in 1836, Ransome Holdredge came to California via the Isthmus of Panama in 1858 and worked as a draftsman at the Mare Island Naval Yard. His paintings of the 1860s and early 1870s were signed "Holdridge" and were done in the realistic style of the Hudson River School. During... Read full biography
Born in New York City in 1836, Ransome Holdredge came to California via the Isthmus of Panama in 1858 and worked as a draftsman at the Mare Island Naval Yard. His paintings of the 1860s and early 1870s were signed "Holdridge" and were done in the realistic style of the Hudson River School. During this period he maintained a studio in San Francisco's Donahoe-Kelly Bank Bldg and exhibited locally. In 1874 he and Hiram Bloomer held a joint sale of their paintings to finance European studies. He... Read full biography
Born in New York City in 1836, Ransome Holdredge came to California via the Isthmus of Panama in 1858 and worked as a draftsman at the Mare Island Naval Yard. His paintings of the 1860s and early 1870s were signed "Holdridge" and were done in the realistic style of the Hudson River School. During this period he maintained a studio in San Francisco's Donahoe-Kelly Bank Bldg and exhibited locally. In 1874 he and Hiram Bloomer held a joint sale of their paintings to finance European studies. He left in that year and spent about two years studying in France. His obituary states that he was a field artist for Scribner's publications and was with Major Reno's troops at the time of the Custer massacre in 1876. After his studies in France, he... Read full biography
Born in New York City in 1836, Ransome Holdredge came to California via the Isthmus of Panama in 1858 and worked as a draftsman at the Mare Island Naval Yard. His paintings of the 1860s and early 1870s were signed "Holdridge" and were done in the realistic style of the Hudson River School. During this period he maintained a studio in San Francisco's Donahoe-Kelly Bank Bldg and exhibited locally. In 1874 he and Hiram Bloomer held a joint sale of their paintings to finance European studies. He left in that year and spent about two years studying in France. His obituary states that he was a field artist for Scribner's publications and was with Major Reno's troops at the time of the Custer massacre in 1876. After his studies in France, he returned to San Francisco with a distinctly different style. Paintings done after th. Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940". California... Read full biography
Ransome Gillet Holdredge - Artist Info
About Ransome Gillet Holdredge: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (7)
All MuseumsChrysler Museum of Art
245 West Olney Road
Norfolk, VA 23510Crocker Art Museum
216 O Street
Sacramento, CA 95814Oakland Museum of California
1000 Oak Street
Oakland, CA 94607Oregon Historical Society
1200 Sw Park Ave.
Portland, OR 97205Saint Mary's College Museum of Art (Hearst Coll.)
1928 St. Mary's Road
P.O. Box 5110-Smc
Moraga, CA 94575-5110The Rockwell Museum
111 Cedar Street
Corning, NY 14830-2694