Worthington Whittredge
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Thomas Worthington Whittredge[1] (May 22, 1820 – February 25, 1910) was an American artist of the Hudson River School. Whittredge was a highly regarded artist of his time, and was friends with several leading Hudson River School artists including Albert Bierstadt and Sanford Robinson Gifford. He traveled widely and excelled at landscape painting, many examples of which are now in major museums. He served as president of the National Academy of Design from 1874 to 1875 and was a member of the selection committees for the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition and the 1878 Paris Exposition, both important venues for artists of the day.
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Born | Thomas Worthington Whittredge (1820-05-22)May 22, 1820 Springfield, Ohio, US |
Died | February 25, 1910(1910-02-25) (aged 89) Summit, New Jersey, US |
Education | Hudson River School, Düsseldorf Academy |
Notable work | The Trout Pool (1870) |
Style | Landscape |
Spouse | Euphemia Foot-Whittredge |
Website | thomasworthingtonwhittredge.org |
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