William Morris Hunt
American 1824 -1879
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Born: |
Brattleboro Vermont
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Died: |
Isle of Shoals New Hampshire
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Active: |
Paris France 1847 Boston Massachusetts 1855-on Europe 1866
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Addresses: |
Boston Massachusetts
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Studied: |
Harvard College Entered 1840 (degree 1869) Dusseldorf Academy 1845 Barbizon 1853-1855
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Instructors: |
Henry Kirke Brown 1844 Thomas Couture 1847 - 1853 Francis Davis Millet 1853-1855
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Exhibited: |
Paris Salon 1852, 1853, 1855, 1867 National Academy of Design 1861-1872 Doll & Richards, Boston 1996 Brooklyn Art Association 1872 Boston Art Club 1873-1884 Art Institute of Chicago Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 1883, 1905 Boston Museum of Fine Arts 1979 Essex Institute 1981
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Examples of Work: |
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Philadelphia Museum of Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York State Capitol, Albany, New York
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Specialty: |
Painter Instructor Lithographer Muralist
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Style/School: |
American Barbizon
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Subjects Known For: |
Figural Genre Portraits
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Memberships: |
National Academy of Design ANA Elect 1857
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