Amon Carter Museum of American Art
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Museums page for William Holbrook Beard ((1824 - 1900)), known for Animal, sporting scenes, portrait and landscape painting. Showing 13 museum collections and exhibitions.
William Holbrook Beard MUSEUMS
1824 Painesville, Ohio - 1900 New York City. Known for: Animal, sporting scenes, portrait and landscape painting.
Born in Painesville, Ohio, William Beard painted anthropomorphic, satiric genre scenes with animals engaged in human activity, and frequently bears were his symbols for human beings. Early in his... Read full biography
Born in Painesville, Ohio, William Beard painted anthropomorphic, satiric genre scenes with animals engaged in human activity, and frequently bears were his symbols for human beings. Early in his career, he was basically self-taught although he painted with his older brother, James Henry Beard. In... Read full biography
Born in Painesville, Ohio, William Beard painted anthropomorphic, satiric genre scenes with animals engaged in human activity, and frequently bears were his symbols for human beings. Early in his career, he was basically self-taught although he painted with his older brother, James Henry Beard. In 1845, he set up a studio in New York City, joining his brother, but his portrait skills did not earn him much money or attention. Five years later he moved to Buffalo, hoping to find more success, but... Read full biography
Born in Painesville, Ohio, William Beard painted anthropomorphic, satiric genre scenes with animals engaged in human activity, and frequently bears were his symbols for human beings. Early in his career, he was basically self-taught although he painted with his older brother, James Henry Beard. In 1845, he set up a studio in New York City, joining his brother, but his portrait skills did not earn him much money or attention. Five years later he moved to Buffalo, hoping to find more success, but he was disappointed. From 1856 to 1858, having saved enough money to travel, he went to Europe. In Dusseldorf, Germany, he met and painted with many American artists including Emanuel Leutze, Sanford Gifford, Worthington Whittredge, and Albert... Read full biography
Born in Painesville, Ohio, William Beard painted anthropomorphic, satiric genre scenes with animals engaged in human activity, and frequently bears were his symbols for human beings. Early in his career, he was basically self-taught although he painted with his older brother, James Henry Beard. In 1845, he set up a studio in New York City, joining his brother, but his portrait skills did not earn him much money or attention. Five years later he moved to Buffalo, hoping to find more success, but he was disappointed. From 1856 to 1858, having saved enough money to travel, he went to Europe. In Dusseldorf, Germany, he met and painted with many American artists including Emanuel Leutze, Sanford Gifford, Worthington Whittredge, and Albert Bierstadt. He also toured Switzerland and then returned to America where he again settled in New York City and took a resid... Read full biography
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About William Holbrook Beard: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (13)
All MuseumsBuffalo AKG Art Museum
1285 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14222Buffalo Bill Center of the West
720 Sheridan Ave
Cody, WY 82414Heckscher Museum of Art
2 Prime Avenue
Huntington, NY 11743Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
University of Miami
1301 Stanford Drive
Coral Gables, FL 33146Museum of Nebraska Art
2401 Central Avenue
Kearney, NE 68847National Museum of American Art-Smithsonian
8th and G Streets NW
Washington, DC 20004New-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 02903-2723St Johnsbury Athenaeum
1171 Main Street
St Johnsbury, VT 05819The Brooklyn Museum of Art
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11238-6052The Buffalo History Museum
1 Museum Court
Buffalo, NY 14216Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
600 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06103-2990