Samuel Isham
Samuel Isham | |
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East Hampton, New York, U.S. | |
| Burial place | Woodlawn Cemetery |
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| Occupation(s) | Painter and writer |
| Known for | History of American Painting (1905) |
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| Relatives | Charles Bradford Isham (brother) Henry Osborn Taylor (brother-in-law) Mamie Lincoln Isham (sister-in-law) |
| Honors | National Academy of Design |
Samuel Isham (May 12, 1855 – June 12, 1914) was an American portrait and figure painter.[1]
Early life
Samuel Isham was born in
After preparing at Phillips Academy, he studied at Yale,[8] where he was a member of the third editorial board of The Yale Record,[9] and graduated in 1875 with a B.F.A. degree.[10]
Career
After Yale, Isham traveled abroad for three years and then studied law at Columbia Law School, beginning in the fall of 1878, and was admitted to the bar. He began practicing in the office of Lord Day & Lord before forming a partnership with George E. Coney in 1881.[8]
Art career
A few years later, however, Isham opted out of a career in law and turned to art. He again went abroad, studying painting in
He exhibited at both Paris
His most important achievement, however, was his History of American Painting in 1905,[11] the best work on the subject. It deserves high praise for its adequate treatment, sympathetic usually just appreciations, and pleasing style.[12]
Personal life
Isham, who did not marry and lived at 471
On June 12, 1914, Isham suffered from an
Gallery
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Portrait of an "Old Sea Captain", c. 1890 – c. 1899 -
Girl in White with Hat -
The Lilac Kimono, c. 1895 – c. 1900 -
Wooded Landscape, c. 1890 – c. 1899 -
Portrait of John Goddard Stearns Jr. c. 1895
References
- ^ "Samuel Isham". americanart.si.edu. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ American Ancestry: Embracing lineages from the whole of the United States. 1888-1898. Ed. by Frank Munsell. J. Munsell's Sons. 1888. pp. 28-29. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "WILLIAM B. ISHAM". New-York Tribune. 24 Mar 1909. p. 7. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "History of Inwood's Ishham Park" My Inwood
- ^ "MRS. H.O. TAYLOR, CITY'S BENEFACTOR; Wife of Historian and Donor of Isham Park in Upper Manhattan Dies at 73 SHE AIDED MANY CAUSES Gave Prints to Metropolitan Museum--Had Been Generous to Harvard University" (PDF). The New York Times. 7 March 1939. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "WILL OF MRS. TAYLOR AIDS TWO COLLEGES; Harvard and Smith Get Residue After $100,000 Bequests" (PDF). The New York Times. 12 March 1939. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Harvard Given $642,000 in Will of Julia Taylor". The Boston Globe. May 31, 1940. p. 11. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ a b Yale University (1915). Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University. Yale University. p. 798. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Record Editors". The Yale Banner. New Haven: Thomas Penney and G. D. Pettee. 1877. p. 182.
- ^ a b c d e "ARTIST DIES ON GOLF LINKS.; Samuel Isham Bursts an Artery at Maidstone Club -- His Career" (PDF). The New York Times. 13 June 1914. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "The History of American Painting / by Samuel Isham with twelve full-page photogravures and one hundred and twenty-one illustrations in the text". www.loc.gov. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ Morse, Samuel F. B. (2014). American Jupiter: Letters and Journals of Samuel F.B. Morse (Vol. I & II). BIG BYTE BOOKS. p. 302. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Art Museum Gets Two New Pictures;" (PDF). The New York Times. 12 July 1915. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
External links
- Samuel Isham at Find a Grave
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.)
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