Columbian Academy of Painting
Columbian Academy of Painting was one of the earliest art schools in the United States. It was founded by brothers Archibald and Alexander Robertson in 1792.[1][2][3] The school was located in New York at 79 Liberty Street.[4][5][nb 1]
Robertson and his brother were key in disseminating a conservative taste and mode of expression in America.
Architecture & Art in New Jersey[7]
It was one of the country's first art schools. Their students included John Vanderlyn, Francis Alexander, and, rare for the time, woman miniaturist Ann Hall.[3] The brothers taught art to amateur and professional students with a wide variety of mediums and subjects. Their methods were based upon those taught in European and British art schools at that time.[8] The Columbian Academy of Art was renamed the Academy of Painting, which continued to be managed by Archibald.[8][nb 2] Alexander opened his own art school in 1802.[3][8]
The school operated for 30 years.[7]
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[edit]- ^ Alexander Robertson (1772-1841). Archived August 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Art & Architecture of New Jersey. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ^ William Beekman, by Alexander Robertson. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ^ a b c William Dunlap (1834). History of the Rise and Progress of the Arts of Design in the United States. George P. Scott and Company, Printers. pp. 425–426.
- ^ Sidney Lee (1896). Dictionary of National Biography. pp. 401–402.
- ^ New York Public Library (1909). Hudson-Fulton exhibition: made by the New York Public Library (Lenox library building). September 1909. p. 43.
- ^ a b Kevin J. Avery; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) (1 January 2002). American Drawings and Watercolors in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 338. ISBN 978-1-58839-060-8.
- ^ a b Archibald Robertson (1765-1835). Art & Architecture of New Jersey. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ^ a b c Kevin J. Avery; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) (1 January 2002). American Drawings and Watercolors in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-58839-060-8.
Further reading
[edit]- Megan Holloway Fort (2006). Archibald and Alexander Robertson and Their Schools, the Columbian Academy of Painting, and the Academy of Painting and Drawing, New York, 1791-1835. City University of New York.
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