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1825 Bloomingdale, New York - 1888 Darien, Connecticut. Known for: Landscape and portrait painting, exploration sketches.
Landscape painter Vincent Colyer, born in Bloomingdale, New York, earned a reputation as a serious artist as well as skilled government official. He is noted for the images he created of the American... Read full biography
Landscape painter Vincent Colyer, born in Bloomingdale, New York, earned a reputation as a serious artist as well as skilled government official. He is noted for the images he created of the American West, especially Indian subjects, landscapes, and botanical specimens. In the Eastern United... Read full biography
Landscape painter Vincent Colyer, born in Bloomingdale, New York, earned a reputation as a serious artist as well as skilled government official. He is noted for the images he created of the American West, especially Indian subjects, landscapes, and botanical specimens. In the Eastern United States, he became a noted crayon-portrait artist. Colyer studied at the National Academy of Design in New York and with painter John Rubens Smith for four years. From 1848 to 1860, he earned a living doing... Read full biography
Landscape painter Vincent Colyer, born in Bloomingdale, New York, earned a reputation as a serious artist as well as skilled government official. He is noted for the images he created of the American West, especially Indian subjects, landscapes, and botanical specimens. In the Eastern United States, he became a noted crayon-portrait artist. Colyer studied at the National Academy of Design in New York and with painter John Rubens Smith for four years. From 1848 to 1860, he earned a living doing crayon portraits. During the Civil War, he served in the medical corps, and in 1866, settled in Darien, Connecticut near his good friend, painter John Kensett (1816-1872). Shortly thereafter, Colyer served as secretary to the board of United States... Read full biography
Landscape painter Vincent Colyer, born in Bloomingdale, New York, earned a reputation as a serious artist as well as skilled government official. He is noted for the images he created of the American West, especially Indian subjects, landscapes, and botanical specimens. In the Eastern United States, he became a noted crayon-portrait artist. Colyer studied at the National Academy of Design in New York and with painter John Rubens Smith for four years. From 1848 to 1860, he earned a living doing crayon portraits. During the Civil War, he served in the medical corps, and in 1866, settled in Darien, Connecticut near his good friend, painter John Kensett (1816-1872). Shortly thereafter, Colyer served as secretary to the board of United States Indian commissioners in the late 1860s and early 70s, first in the Southwest, and then in Alaska.... Read full biography
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Museums & Collections (3)
All MuseumsHelmerich Cntr. for American Research, Gilcrease Museum,Univ. of Tulsa
1400 N. Gilcrease Museum Road
Tulsa, OK 74127-2100University of Wyoming Art Museum
Centennial Complex
2111 Willett Drive
Laramie, WY 82071