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1811 Alexandria (now part of Virginia) - 1892 Washington, District Of Columbia. Known for: Hudson River style landscape painting, Corcoran Gallery First Curator.
William MacLeod was born in Alexandria, Virginia in 1811. He studied art in New York City, first exhibiting at the American Art Union, and traveled along the Eastern Seaboard learning to paint... Read full biography
William MacLeod was born in Alexandria, Virginia in 1811. He studied art in New York City, first exhibiting at the American Art Union, and traveled along the Eastern Seaboard learning to paint landscapes in accordance with the Hudson River School tradition. By 1856 MacLeod had moved to Washington,... Read full biography
William MacLeod was born in Alexandria, Virginia in 1811. He studied art in New York City, first exhibiting at the American Art Union, and traveled along the Eastern Seaboard learning to paint landscapes in accordance with the Hudson River School tradition. By 1856 MacLeod had moved to Washington, D.C. and served as the first Curator of Painting at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from 1873-1889. He was influential in shaping the institution’s vision and establishing the importance of the role of... Read full biography
William MacLeod was born in Alexandria, Virginia in 1811. He studied art in New York City, first exhibiting at the American Art Union, and traveled along the Eastern Seaboard learning to paint landscapes in accordance with the Hudson River School tradition. By 1856 MacLeod had moved to Washington, D.C. and served as the first Curator of Painting at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from 1873-1889. He was influential in shaping the institution’s vision and establishing the importance of the role of museum curator in the United States. In his application for the position, MacLeod emphasized his intimate connection with the city of Washington, which underwent a number of significant changes during his lifetime. He witnessed the burning of... Read full biography
William MacLeod was born in Alexandria, Virginia in 1811. He studied art in New York City, first exhibiting at the American Art Union, and traveled along the Eastern Seaboard learning to paint landscapes in accordance with the Hudson River School tradition. By 1856 MacLeod had moved to Washington, D.C. and served as the first Curator of Painting at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from 1873-1889. He was influential in shaping the institution’s vision and establishing the importance of the role of museum curator in the United States. In his application for the position, MacLeod emphasized his intimate connection with the city of Washington, which underwent a number of significant changes during his lifetime. He witnessed the burning of Washington by the British in 1814 and its growth into the nation’s capital based on the architectural plan of French-American military engineer Pierre C... Read full biography
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