biografia di Edwin WHITE (1817-1877)

Birth place: South Hadley, MA

Death place: Saratoga Springs, NY

Addresses: Bridgeport, CT, 1840; NYC, 1840s, 1861-68, 1876; Saratoga Springs, NY

Profession: Genre, historical, and portrait painter

Studied: Düsseldorf, Paris, Rome, Florence (1850-58 and 1869)

Exhibited: NAD,1840-76; Brooklyn AA, 1861-75; PAFA Ann., 1877; Am. Art-Union; Boston Athenaeum; Washington AA

Member: ANA, 1848; NA, 1849

Work: MMA

Comments: He began to paint at the age of twelve and became known for his historical subjects. He also lived in Antwerp, Belgium in 1869, and in Florence, Italy in 1875.

Sources: G&W; Smith; NY Herald, June 9, 1877, obit.; Clement and Hutton; Tuckerman; CAB; Cowdrey, NAD; Cowdrey, AA & AAU; Swan, BA; Rutledge, PA; Falk, PA, vol. II; Washington Art Assoc. Cat., 1857, 1859; Providence Almanac 1849; Portfolio (March 1955), 166, repro.