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Birth
1785 (Newport, Rhode Island)
Death
1862 (Washington, District Of Columbia)
Lived/Active
District Of Columbia
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Indian portrait, genre and still-life painting
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San Francisco Panama-Pacific Exhibition 1915
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Born in Newport, Rhode Island, Charles Bird King became famous for his
portraits of distinguished Native Americans. He studied with
Samuel King, colonial painter, and then at age 15, ran away to New York
City where he worked in the studio of Edward Savage. From 1805 to
1812, he lived in London, studying with Benjamin West and sharing a
studio with Thomas Sully.
In 1816, he settled in Washington
D.C., becoming the city's first significant resident artist. He
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