Born in Scipio, New York, he became one of the leading mid-19th century portrait painters, known for strong, unembellished work that focused only on the personality and character of the sitter. It was said that his style was perfect for his time when society admired the self-made man.
As a youth, he was discouraged by his architect father from studying art, so he worked in a store until his father relented and sent him to New York to study with portraitists John Quidor and John Trumbull. (showing 500 of 2241 characters). |
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San Francisco Panama-Pacific Exhibition 1915
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