Known as the "American Hogarth" because of his genre scenes of everyday 19th century life, John Krimmel is regarded as the first American professional genre painter. He was one of the few painters who chronicled ordinary life in the early 19th century, and many of his views were of people in Philadelphia where he lived from 1809 to 1821. His subjects were both humorous and moralistic and often were serious commentary on everyday experiences.
He was born in Wurtenberg, Germany, and came to (showing 500 of 952 characters). |
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