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William M. Hart
American 1823 -1894
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Born: |
Paisley Scotland
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Died: |
Mount Vernon New York
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Active: |
Albany New York 1831-c.1840, 1847 Virginia 1840 Michigan 1840-1843 New York New York 1854 Brooklyn New York
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Addresses: |
Albany New York New York New York Studio Mount Vernon New York
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Exhibited: |
National Academy of Design 1848-1894 Brooklyn Art Association 1861-1883 Boston Athenaeum Philadelphia Baltimore Washington, DC
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Examples of Work: |
Albany Institute of History and Art, New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York National Academy of Design New York Historical Society, New York Vassar College
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Specialty: |
Painter Instructor
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Style/School: |
Hudson River School White Mountains
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Subjects Known For: |
Landscapes Allegory Portraits
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Memberships: |
Brooklyn Academy of Design (first president, 1865) Associate member of the National Academy of Design 1855 American Watercolor Society (founder; president)
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Artist Profile |
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BIOGRAPHY: |
Hudson River School landscape artist William M. Hart was born in Paisley, Scotland. He immigrated to the United States with his family in 1831; they settled in Albany, New York. The artist was apprenticed to a carriage maker, but by the time he was 18 he began to paint portraits. <...
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William Hart was one of the most esteemed painters of the Hudson River School's second generation of artists. His paintings, especially his river landscapes, were so popular that they were often reproduced as engravings. Har...
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