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Miller, Alfred Jacob
American Painter, 1810-1874
American painter. From 1831-2 he studied with the portrait painter Thomas Sully in Philadelphia, PA. In 1832 he went to France, where he studied in Paris at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. He also visited Rome before returning to Baltimore, to open a portrait studio in 1834. Three years later Miller moved to New Orleans, LA, and was engaged by Captain William Drummond Stewart to accompany an expedition to the Rocky Mountains. The journey brought Miller into close contact with the American Indians, whose hunting and social customs he depicted in 200 watercolour sketches, and with the Far West fur trappers at their annual trading gatherings. He was one of the first artists to leave a detailed visual account of the life of the American mountain men (see WILD WEST AND FRONTIER ART). Miller's Rocky Mountain paintings are among the most romantic images of the American West ever created. His works are often panoramic and dramatic, yet he was equally adept at depicting charming, intimate scenes. His free, vigorous painting style brings to life both the American Indian and the rugged pioneer. Such paintings as the Lost Greenhorn
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Painting ID:: 19435
Bear Bull, Chief of the Oglala Sioux
1837
Watercolor on paper
Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.
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Painting ID:: 19436
Antoine Clement, The Great Hunter
1837
Oil on canvas
Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.
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Painting ID:: 19437
Encampment on Green River
1837
Watercolor on paper
Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha.
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Painting ID:: 31977
Interior of Fort Laramie
mk77
1858-60
Watercolor
11 5/8x14 1/8in
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Painting ID:: 41438
Crossing one of the Sources of the Colorado of the West,in the Mountains of the Windsl
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c.1837
9x7
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Miller, Alfred Jacob
American Painter, 1810-1874
American painter. From 1831-2 he studied with the portrait painter Thomas Sully in Philadelphia, PA. In 1832 he went to France, where he studied in Paris at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. He also visited Rome before returning to Baltimore, to open a portrait studio in 1834. Three years later Miller moved to New Orleans, LA, and was engaged by Captain William Drummond Stewart to accompany an expedition to the Rocky Mountains. The journey brought Miller into close contact with the American Indians, whose hunting and social customs he depicted in 200 watercolour sketches, and with the Far West fur trappers at their annual trading gatherings. He was one of the first artists to leave a detailed visual account of the life of the American mountain men (see WILD WEST AND FRONTIER ART). Miller's Rocky Mountain paintings are among the most romantic images of the American West ever created. His works are often panoramic and dramatic, yet he was equally adept at depicting charming, intimate scenes. His free, vigorous painting style brings to life both the American Indian and the rugged pioneer. Such paintings as the Lost Greenhorn
. Related Artists to Miller, Alfred Jacob: | Paye, Richard Morton | Floris van Dijck | Jean-Baptiste Oudry | Jules Arsene Garnier | Rowland Lockey |
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