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'''Thomas Worthington Whittredge'''<ref>[http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/whittredge_thomas_worthington.html Thomas Worthington Whittredge Online<!-- bot-generated title -->] at www.artcyclopedia.com</ref> (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 art|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 [[Exposition Universelle (1878)|Paris Exposition]], both important venues for artists of the day.
'''Thomas Worthington Whittredge'''<ref>[http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/whittredge_thomas_worthington.html Thomas Worthington Whittredge Online<!-- bot-generated title -->] at www.artcyclopedia.com</ref> (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 art|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 [[Exposition Universelle (1878)|Paris Exposition]], both important venues for artists of the day.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Whittredge was born in a log cabin near [[Springfield, Ohio]] in 1820. He painted [[landscape art|landscape]]s and portraits as a young man in [[Cincinnati, Ohio|Cincinnati]] before traveling to Europe in 1849 to further his artistic training. Arriving in Germany he settled at the [[Dusseldorf School|Düsseldorf Academy]], a major art school of the period, and studied with [[Emanuel Leutze]].
Whittredge was born in a log cabin near [[Springfield, Ohio]] in 1820. He painted [[landscape art|landscape]]s and portraits as a young man in [[Cincinnati, Ohio|Cincinnati]] before traveling to Europe in 1849 to further his artistic training. Arriving in Germany he settled at the [[Dusseldorf School|Düsseldorf Academy]], a major art school of the period, and studied with [[Emanuel Leutze]]. At Düsseldorf, Whittredge befriended Bierstadt and posed for Leutze as both [[George Washington]] and a steersman in Leutze's famous painting, ''[[Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851 painting)|Washington Crossing the Delaware]]''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Worthington Whittredge {{!}} American painter|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Worthington-Whittredge|access-date=2020-12-03|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref>, now in the collection of the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] in [[New York City]]. He is associated with the [[Düsseldorf school of painting]].
At Düsseldorf, Whittredge befriended Bierstadt and posed for Leutze as both [[George Washington]] and a steersman in Leutze's famous painting, ''[[Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851 painting)|Washington Crossing the Delaware]]'', now in the collection of the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] in [[New York City]].
He is associated with the [[Düsseldorf school of painting]].


Whittredge spent nearly ten years in Europe, meeting and travelling with other important artists including [[Sanford Gifford]]. He returned to the United States in 1859 and settled in New York City where he launched his career as a [[landscape art|landscape]] artist painting in the Hudson River School style.
Whittredge spent nearly ten years in Europe, meeting and traveling with other important artists including [[Sanford Gifford]]. He returned to the United States in 1859 and settled in New York City where he launched his career as a [[landscape art|landscape]] artist painting in the Hudson River School style.


[[File:Crossing the River Platte by Worthington Whittredge, 1871.jpg|thumb|left|''Crossing the River Platte'', 1871, hanging in [[White House]] [[Roosevelt Room]]<ref>{{Citation|last=Souza|first=Pete|title=President Barack Obama attends a health care reform meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, on Aug. 7, 2009. From left; Director of the Office of Management and Budget Peter Orszag, Counsel of Economic Advisors Chair Christy Romer, Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs Phil Schiliro, Director of the Office of Health Reform Nancy-Ann Deparle, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, President Obama, and Senior Advisor David Axelrod.|date=2009-08-07|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:President_Barack_Obama_attends_a_health_care_reform_meeting_in_the_Roosevelt_Room_of_the_White_House,_on_Aug._7,_2009.jpg|access-date=2020-12-03}}</ref>|244x244px]]
[[File:Crossing the River Platte by Worthington Whittredge, 1871.jpg|thumb|left|''Crossing the River Platte'', 1871, hanging in [[White House]] [[Roosevelt Room]]]]
[[File:President Barack Obama attends a health care reform meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, on Aug. 7, 2009.jpg|left|thumb|245x245px|The aforementioned painting can be seen on the left side of image in the [[Roosevelt Room]] in the [[White House]]]]
Whittredge journeyed across the [[Great Plains]] to the [[Rocky Mountains]] in 1865 with [[Sanford Gifford]] and [[John Frederick Kensett]]. The trip resulted in some of Whittredge's most important works—unusually oblong, sparse [[landscape art|landscape]]s that captured the stark beauty and linear horizon of the Plains. Whittredge later wrote in his autobiography, "I had never seen the plains or anything like them. They impressed me deeply. I cared more for them than for the mountains... Whoever crossed the plains at that period, notwithstanding its herds of buffalo and flocks of antelope, its wild horses, deer and fleet rabbits, could hardly fail to be impressed with its vastness and silence and the appearance everywhere of an innocent, primitive existence."
Whittredge journeyed across the [[Great Plains]] to the [[Rocky Mountains]] in 1865 with [[Sanford Gifford]] and [[John Frederick Kensett]]. The trip resulted in some of Whittredge's most important works—unusually oblong, sparse [[landscape art|landscape]]s that captured the stark beauty and linear horizon of the Plains. Whittredge later wrote in his autobiography, "I had never seen the plains or anything like them. They impressed me deeply. I cared more for them than for the mountains... Whoever crossed the plains at that period, notwithstanding its herds of buffalo and flocks of antelope, its wild horses, deer and fleet rabbits, could hardly fail to be impressed with its vastness and silence and the appearance everywhere of an innocent, primitive existence."


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Worthington Whittredge
Portrait by William Merritt Chase, circa 1890
Born
Thomas Worthington Whittredge

(1820-05-22)May 22, 1820
Springfield, Ohio
DiedFebruary 25, 1910(1910-02-25) (aged 89)
Summit, New Jersey
NationalityAmerican
EducationDüsseldorf Academy
MovementHudson River School
SpouseEuphemia Foote-Whittredge

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.

Biography

Whittredge was born in a log cabin near Springfield, Ohio in 1820. He painted landscapes and portraits as a young man in Cincinnati before traveling to Europe in 1849 to further his artistic training. Arriving in Germany he settled at the Düsseldorf Academy, a major art school of the period, and studied with Emanuel Leutze. At Düsseldorf, Whittredge befriended Bierstadt and posed for Leutze as both George Washington and a steersman in Leutze's famous painting, Washington Crossing the Delaware[2], now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. He is associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting.

Whittredge spent nearly ten years in Europe, meeting and traveling with other important artists including Sanford Gifford. He returned to the United States in 1859 and settled in New York City where he launched his career as a landscape artist painting in the Hudson River School style.

Crossing the River Platte, 1871, hanging in White House Roosevelt Room[3]
The aforementioned painting can be seen on the left side of image in the Roosevelt Room in the White House

Whittredge journeyed across the Great Plains to the Rocky Mountains in 1865 with Sanford Gifford and John Frederick Kensett. The trip resulted in some of Whittredge's most important works—unusually oblong, sparse landscapes that captured the stark beauty and linear horizon of the Plains. Whittredge later wrote in his autobiography, "I had never seen the plains or anything like them. They impressed me deeply. I cared more for them than for the mountains... Whoever crossed the plains at that period, notwithstanding its herds of buffalo and flocks of antelope, its wild horses, deer and fleet rabbits, could hardly fail to be impressed with its vastness and silence and the appearance everywhere of an innocent, primitive existence."

Worthington Whittredge in His Tenth Street Studio by Emmanuel Leutze (1865)

Whittredge moved to Summit, New Jersey, in 1880 where he continued to paint for the rest of his life.[4] He died in 1910 at the age of 89 and is buried in the Springfield, New Jersey cemetery.

Whittredge's paintings are now in the collections of numerous museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Utah Museum of Fine Arts in Salt Lake City, the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. and the Louvre Museum in Paris, France.

Selected Works

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Thomas Worthington Whittredge Online at www.artcyclopedia.com
  2. ^ "Worthington Whittredge | American painter". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  3. ^ Souza, Pete (2009-08-07), President Barack Obama attends a health care reform meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, on Aug. 7, 2009. From left; Director of the Office of Management and Budget Peter Orszag, Counsel of Economic Advisors Chair Christy Romer, Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs Phil Schiliro, Director of the Office of Health Reform Nancy-Ann Deparle, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, President Obama, and Senior Advisor David Axelrod., retrieved 2020-12-03
  4. ^ Wilson, Martha G. "New Jersey Guide; STATE OPERA OPENER", The New York Times, January 24, 1982. Accessed February 18, 2011. "Whittredge, who was born in Ohio in 1820, was a self-taught painter who came under the influence of the Hudson River School. In 1849, he traveled to Europe, where he studied and painted for 10 years. He moved to Summit in 1880, and lived there until his death in 1910."
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