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Thomas Hill  American  1829 -1908
Born: Birmingham  Great Britain 
Died: Raymond California  
Active: Boston Massachusetts  1847-1853, 1867-1871
Philadelphia Pennsylvania  1853
San Francisco California  1861-1866, 1871
Paris  France 1867
Addresses:  Boston Massachusetts   
 Philadelphia Pennsylvania   
 San Francisco California   
Studied: Boston 
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 1853
Paris 1866
Instructors: Peter Frederick Rothermel 1853
Paul Meyerheim 1866
Exhibited: Art Union, San Francisco 1865
National Academy of Design 1866
Paris Exposition 1867
Pallette Club, NYC 1871
Boston Art Club 1873-1888
Brooklyn Art Association 1874
Centennial Exhibition 1876 Philadelphia 
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 1877, 1884, 1887
World's Columbian Exposition 1893
Examples of Work: Oakland Museum 
University of Kansas Museum of Art 
Specialty: Painter
Style/School: White Mountains
Hudson River School
Subjects Known For: Landscapes
Portraits
Still Life
Memberships: Boston Art Club 
San Francisco Art Association 
Bohemian Club 
San Francisco School of Design 
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Thomas Hill was born in 1829 and moved to the U.S in 1844. He worked as a decorative painter until his move to Boston in 1847. A few years later, in 1853, Hill moved to Philadelphia and took up portrait and floral painting. Th... (More)

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