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| Asher Brown Durand
American 1796 -1886
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| Born: |
Jefferson Village, New Jersey, United States
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| Died: |
Jefferson Village, New Jersey, United States
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| Active: |
New York New York
Europe
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| Addresses: |
New York, New York, United States
Europe
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| Instructors: |
Peter Maverick
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| Exhibited: |
National Academy of Design 1861-1874
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 1890
Brooklyn Art Association 1862-1875
Boston Athenaeum
Maryland Historical Society
Paris Salon 1866
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| Examples of Work: |
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Museum of the City of New York
National Academy of Design
New York Historical Society, New York
New York Public Library
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia
Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore
Worcester Art Museum, Massachusetts
Yale University Art Gallery
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| Specialty: |
Instructor
Painter
Engraver
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| Style/School: |
Hudson River School
White Mountains
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| Subjects Known For: |
Landscapes
Portraits
Figural
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| Memberships: |
New York Drawing Association 1825 (co-founder)
National Academy of Design Founder NA 1826; PNAD 1845-61
New York Sketch Club 1827 (co-founder)
Century Association 1847 (co-founder)
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Asher Brown Durand, born in 1796, was best known as the "father" of the Hudson River School of landscape due to his similar aesthetics and style. Durand studied with the engraver Peter Maverick from 1812-17 and was made a pa...
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Although born to a humble, middle class family, Asher B. Durand ultimately became one of the most important American painters of the 19th century. Durand began his life and artistic career in Newark, New Jersey where he was an apprentice and partner to the engraver Peter Maverick. Although Durand f...
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Asher Brown Durand, the son of a watchmaker and silversmith, served a five year apprenticeship to an engraver, Peter Maverick, in Newark New Jersey. After completing his apprenticeship, he became a partner in the busin...
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