biografia di Elisha Kent Kane WETHERILL (1874-1929)

Birth place: Philadelphia, PA

Death place: Aberdeen, SC

Addresses: Phila., PA; NYC/Phoenicia, NY

Profession: Painter in oil and watercolor, etcher

Studied: Univ. Penn.; PAFA with Anshutz, late 1890s and 1906-09; Académie Julian, Paris with J.P. Laurens, 1902; also with Whistler in Paris.

Exhibited: PAFA Ann., 1906-10, 1921-27; Corcoran Gal biennials, 1907-26 (6 times); Pan-Pacific Expo, San Francisco, 1915; Sesqui-Centenn. Expo, Phila., 1926 (medal); Salons of Am.; AIC.

Member: ANA, 1927; Sketch Club; SC; Allied AA; Brooklyn SE

Work: PAFA; Art Club Phila.; Luxembourg Mus., Paris

Comments: Spec. in seascapes, views of New York, and figural works. His death was the result of injuries received in WWI.

Sources: WW27; Danly, Light, Air, and Color, 89; Falk, Exh. Record Series.