Addison Gallery of American Art
Phillips Academy
Andover, MA 01810-4166
Andover, MA 01810-4166
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1839 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1929 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Known for: Marine vessel paintings, naval activity.
Known as a painter of Civil War marine battle scenes, Xanthus Smith sold his first paintings at age fifteen. Two years later he exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and by the start of... Read full biography
Known as a painter of Civil War marine battle scenes, Xanthus Smith sold his first paintings at age fifteen. Two years later he exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and by the start of the Civil War, he was an established painter. His signature paintings after the War were small and... Read full biography
Known as a painter of Civil War marine battle scenes, Xanthus Smith sold his first paintings at age fifteen. Two years later he exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and by the start of the Civil War, he was an established painter. His signature paintings after the War were small and had minute brushstrokes, blending clouds and sky with space well defined. He was born and raised in suburban Philadelphia, and learned much of his painting technique from his mother, Mary Priscilla... Read full biography
Known as a painter of Civil War marine battle scenes, Xanthus Smith sold his first paintings at age fifteen. Two years later he exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and by the start of the Civil War, he was an established painter. His signature paintings after the War were small and had minute brushstrokes, blending clouds and sky with space well defined. He was born and raised in suburban Philadelphia, and learned much of his painting technique from his mother, Mary Priscilla Smith, who was an accomplished painter in a delicate manner of flowers in watercolor. His father was a theater scene painter whose style was much bolder and aggressive than his wife's. Xanthus served in the Union Navy from September, 1862 and painted... Read full biography
Known as a painter of Civil War marine battle scenes, Xanthus Smith sold his first paintings at age fifteen. Two years later he exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and by the start of the Civil War, he was an established painter. His signature paintings after the War were small and had minute brushstrokes, blending clouds and sky with space well defined. He was born and raised in suburban Philadelphia, and learned much of his painting technique from his mother, Mary Priscilla Smith, who was an accomplished painter in a delicate manner of flowers in watercolor. His father was a theater scene painter whose style was much bolder and aggressive than his wife's. Xanthus served in the Union Navy from September, 1862 and painted while serving as a captain's clerk. He saw limited action, but his love of the sea led to a series of... Read full biography
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About Xanthus Russell Smith: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (13)
All MuseumsColumbus Museum of Art, Ohio
480 East Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215-3886Dallas Museum of Art
1717 North Harwood Street
Dallas, TX 75201Delaware Art Museum
2301 Kentmere Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19806Franklin D Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
4079 Albany Post Road
Hyde Park, NY 12538International Tennis Hall Of Fame & Museum
194 Bellevue Avenue
Newport, RI 02840Morris Museum of Art
1 Tenth Street
Augusta, GA 30901Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA)
465 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115The Columbus Museum (COMU)
1251 Wynnton Road
Columbus, GA 31906The Johnson Collection
100 Dunbar Street, Suite 203
Spartanburg, SC 29306The Mariners' Museum and Park
100 Museum Drive
Newport News, VA 23606The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
118 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102Union League of Philadelphia
140 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102