American artist John white Alexander
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John white Alexander John White Alexander, born October 7, 1856 in Allegheny — died 31 may 1915 in new-Йорке) — American artist-символист and Illustrator.
John W. Alexander was orphaned early in his childhood he was raised by his grandfather in Pittsburgh. In 12 years working on the Telegraph here for the first time manifested his artistic talent. In 1874 moved to new-Йорк, serves weekly harpers weekly Illustrator and cartoonist. After three years of training in new-Йорке Alexander in 1877—1881 years traveling in Europe. He visits Munich, where he engaged in Frank Duveneck; then — Venice, and Florence, where he met James Whistler. Under the creative influence of the latter Alexander continued to study painting and drawing in the Netherlands and in Paris.
After the return of the artist in new-Йорк in 1881 he achieves great success as an Illustrator and portraitist (in particular, painted a portrait of O. W. Holmes, Sr., John Burroughs, Walt Whitman, etc.).
From 1890 to 1901 Alexander lived in Paris. In 1893 here in the Salon with great success held a personal exhibition. While in France, was friendly with Whistler, S. Mallarme, Henry James. In 1901 returned to new-Йорк. From 1909 to 1915 he held the position of President of the National Academy of design.
1900 John white Alexander was awarded a Gold medal at the world exhibition in Paris.
1901 artist knight of the French Order of the Legion of honor.
" Lady in a Pink Dress@"
@ quotИзабелла and a vase with Basil@" 1897" Young Woman Arranging Her Hair@"
" At the piano@"
@ quotStudyin Blackand Green@" 1906
" Walt Whitman/ Walt Whitman@" 1889
" Young girl@"
@ quotAlthea@"
@""Black and red@" 1896
" The green dress@" 1890
" Миссис Daniels and her two children@" 1913
" Отдых@" 1895
" An idle moment@" 1885
" Miss Dorothy Quincy Roosevelt (later Mrs. Langdon Geer) 1902
" Джеральдин Russell@" 1902-03
" Panel for Music Room@" 1894
" Portrait of Mrs. Herman Duryea@" 1900
" Июнь@" 1911
" Анна Palmer Draper@" 1888
" A King"s Daughter@" 1889
Woman with meadow flowers, 1912
pictures of John white are in museums and other public places in the United States and in Europe, including
in the Metropolitan Museum, Brooklyn Art Museum, Los-Анджелес Museum of art, Museum of fine arts, Boston, the Butler Institute, and the Library of Congress in Washington, and a series of paintings Alexanderа Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, under the name" Апофеоз Pittsburgh@" (1905-1907) covers the wall of a three-storey atrium.
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" Манускрипт Alexander Highsmith@"
@ quotPennsylvania@"
" Воспоминания@" 1903
" The Green Gown@" approx. 1904
@ quotВеликая Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg@"
@ quotHelen Manice (Mrs. Henry M Alexander)@" 1895
" Луч of sunlight (the cellist)@" 1898
" Роза@" about 1900
" Aurora Leigh@" OK.1904
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