Alfred Jacob Miller

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Alfred Jacob Miller
Self-Portrait, c. 1850
Born(1810-01-02)January 2, 1810
Baltimore, Maryland
DiedJune 26, 1874(1874-06-26) (aged 64)
Baltimore, Maryland
NationalityAmerican
Known forPainting
Notable workThe Trapper's Bride
The Lost Greenhorn
Attack by Crow Indians
Breakfast at Sunrise
and others

Alfred Jacob Miller (January 2, 1810 – June 26, 1874) was an American artist best known for his paintings of trappers and Native Americans in the fur trade of the western United States. He also painted numerous portraits and genre paintings in and around Baltimore during the mid-nineteenth century.

Life

Miller was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the eldest of nine children of George W. and Harriet J. Miller. Miller's father was a merchant and

Bertel Thorwaldsen and studied with the French painter Horace Vernet.[4]

The Trapper's Bride
Bartering for a Bride (The Trapper's Bride), 1845, oil on canvas, 36 x 28 in., Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, Indianapolis, Indiana

He returned to Baltimore in 1834, where he opened a downtown studio and advertised himself as a painter of portraits and Old Master copies.

William Drummond Stewart
.

Stewart hired Miller to accompany him and record his hunting journey to the

Green River
.

After returning to New Orleans later that year, Miller started working up his sketches in watercolors and oils. The scenes and incidents of the hunting journey were the foundation of a series of paintings documenting

Native Americans of the United States. In July 1838 Miller was able to arrange an exhibition in New Orleans. In October 1840 he traveled with his paintings to Stewart's Murthly Castle in Scotland
, where a collection of his commissioned work was ultimately hung.

After spending a year in Scotland and another in London, Miller returned to Baltimore in April 1842. He established himself as an acknowledged portrait artist in the city. He died on June 26, 1874.

Paintings

  • The Lost Greenhorn, 1858–1860, Walters Art Museum
    The Lost Greenhorn, 1858–1860, Walters Art Museum
  • Attack by Crow Indians, 1858–1860, Walters Art Museum
    Attack by Crow Indians, 1858–1860, Walters Art Museum
  • Breakfast at Sunrise, 1858–1860, Walters Art Museum
    Breakfast at Sunrise, 1858–1860, Walters Art Museum
  • Old Bill Williams, 1839
    Old Bill Williams, 1839
  • The Lake Her Lone Bosom Expands to the Sky, 1850, Dallas Museum of Art
    The Lake Her Lone Bosom Expands to the Sky, 1850, Dallas Museum of Art
  • Camp Scene (Sioux), 1858–1860, Walters Art Museum
    Camp Scene (Sioux), 1858–1860, Walters Art Museum
  • Yell of Triumph, 1858-1860, Walters Art Museum
    Yell of Triumph, 1858-1860, Walters Art Museum
  • Cavelcade, 1858–1860, Walters Art Museum
    Cavelcade, 1858–1860, Walters Art Museum
  • War Path
    War Path
  • Big Bowl (A Crow Chief), 1858–1860, Walters Art Museum
    Big Bowl (A Crow Chief), 1858–1860, Walters Art Museum
  • Breaking up Camp at Sunrise, 1858–1860, Walters Art Museum
    Breaking up Camp at Sunrise, 1858–1860, Walters Art Museum
  • Our Camp, 1858–1860, Walters Art Museum
    Our Camp, 1858–1860, Walters Art Museum
  • Fort Laramie, 1858–1860, Walters Art Museum
    Fort Laramie, 1858–1860, Walters Art Museum
  • "L' Aiguille du Dru prise du Montenvers"
    "L' Aiguille du Dru prise du Montenvers"
  • Hunting Buffalo, 1858-1860, Walters Art Museum
    Hunting Buffalo, 1858-1860, Walters Art Museum
  • Lassoing Wild Horses
    Lassoing Wild Horses
  • Landscape with Snake Indians
    Landscape with Snake Indians
  • Escape from Blackfeet, Walters Art Museum, 1860
    Escape from Blackfeet, Walters Art Museum, 1860
  • Trapper, depicting Moses "Black" Harris, 1850
    Trapper, depicting Moses "Black" Harris, 1850
  • After the "Slap Up" Party of Last Night!, Walters Art Museum
    After the "Slap Up" Party of Last Night!, Walters Art Museum
  • "Don't Give Up That Ship!", a depiction of the death of Captain James Lawrence, circa 1840, Walters Art Museum
    "Don't Give Up That Ship!", a depiction of the death of Captain James Lawrence, circa 1840, Walters Art Museum
  • 7th Baronet of Blair, a depiction of Miller's patron William Drummond Stewart, 1837
    7th Baronet of Blair, a depiction of Miller's patron William Drummond Stewart, 1837
  • Portrait of Antoine, circa 1840, a depiction of Antoine Clement, Miller's guide during his 1837 expedition with Stewart
    Portrait of Antoine, circa 1840, a depiction of Antoine Clement, Miller's guide during his 1837 expedition with Stewart

Notes

  1. ^ Cooke, Gretchen (2002). "On the Trail of Alfred Jacob Miller". Maryland Historical Magazine. 97: 320.
  2. ISBN 978-0-88360-042-9
    .
  3. ^
    OCLC 212376107
    .
  4. ^ Cooke, Gretchen (2002). "On the Trail of Alfred Jacob Miller". Maryland Historical Magazine. 97: 329.
  5. ^ Strong, Lisa (2008). Sentimental Journey: The Art of Alfred Jacob Miller. Fort Worth: Amon Carter Museum. p. 20.
  6. ^ Cooke, Gretchen (2002). "On the Trail of Alfred Jacob Miller". Maryland Historical Magazine. 97: 330.
  7. ISBN 9780803257207
    .

References

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