Addison Gallery of American Art
Phillips Academy
Andover, MA 01810-4166
Andover, MA 01810-4166
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Museums page for Thomas Chambers ((1808 - 1866/69)), known for Naive landscape, marine and portrait painting. Showing 16 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1808 England - 1866/69 England. Known for: Naive landscape, marine and portrait painting.
Born in England to a merchant sailor and a washerwoman, Thomas Chambers became a painter known for landscape and marine scenes, especially of the Hudson River from Albany and from New York City, all... Read full biography
Born in England to a merchant sailor and a washerwoman, Thomas Chambers became a painter known for landscape and marine scenes, especially of the Hudson River from Albany and from New York City, all in naive, primitive style with bold color, rhythmic shapes, and strong contours applied with... Read full biography
Born in England to a merchant sailor and a washerwoman, Thomas Chambers became a painter known for landscape and marine scenes, especially of the Hudson River from Albany and from New York City, all in naive, primitive style with bold color, rhythmic shapes, and strong contours applied with brush-work that made his work seem vital and lively. He differed from most painters of primitive style because, influenced by his decorative style, he used large, rhythmic shapes with light and shadow... Read full biography
Born in England to a merchant sailor and a washerwoman, Thomas Chambers became a painter known for landscape and marine scenes, especially of the Hudson River from Albany and from New York City, all in naive, primitive style with bold color, rhythmic shapes, and strong contours applied with brush-work that made his work seem vital and lively. He differed from most painters of primitive style because, influenced by his decorative style, he used large, rhythmic shapes with light and shadow instead of flat forms. And he certainly differed in style from the Hudson River School of Painting that, influenced by European painting, was becoming active at the time he started his career in America. In that era, some persons were disdainful of the... Read full biography
Born in England to a merchant sailor and a washerwoman, Thomas Chambers became a painter known for landscape and marine scenes, especially of the Hudson River from Albany and from New York City, all in naive, primitive style with bold color, rhythmic shapes, and strong contours applied with brush-work that made his work seem vital and lively. He differed from most painters of primitive style because, influenced by his decorative style, he used large, rhythmic shapes with light and shadow instead of flat forms. And he certainly differed in style from the Hudson River School of Painting that, influenced by European painting, was becoming active at the time he started his career in America. In that era, some persons were disdainful of the Hudson River painters as being too influenced by Europeans, but in the 21st century, reportedly "Chamber's cartoon like en... Read full biography
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Museums & Collections (16)
All MuseumsDallas Museum of Art
1717 North Harwood Street
Dallas, TX 75201Everson Museum Of Art
401 Harrison Street
Community Plaza
Syracuse, NY 13202Fenimore Art Museum
5798 State Highway 80
Po Box 800
Cooperstown, NY 13326Flint Institute of Arts
1120 East Kearsley Street
Flint, MI 48503Mead Art Museum, Amherst College
Amherst College
Po Box 5000
Amherst, MA 01002Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York City, NY 10028Minneapolis Institute of Arts
2400 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA)
465 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115New-York Historical Society
2 West 77th Street At Central Park
New York City, NY 10024RISD Museum
224 Benefit Street
20 North Main Street
Providence, RI 02903-2723Saint Louis Art Museum
Forest Park
One Fine Arts Drive
St. Louis, MO 63110Shelburne Museum
6000 Shelburne Road
P.O. Box 10
Shelburne, VT 05482Smith College Museum of Art
20 Elm Street at Bedford Terrace
Northampton, MA 01063The Brooklyn Museum of Art
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11238-6052Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
600 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06103-2990