Painting, 1817-1869 (08.02.167) - Painting of Trenton Falls by
Julius Kummer (1817-1869) - Born Dresden, Saxony, Germany 1817,
died probably St. Louis, MO after 1869 - Landscape painter of
the Western Plains and the Rocky Mountains during the 1860s,
lithographer - Kummer studied at the Dresden Academy 1832-35.
Six of his landscapes of the Dresden vicinity are in the museum
there. - A refugee of the Revolution of 1848, he emigrated to
NYC, moving to Brooklyn and Boston before settling in St. Louis
after 1860 - In 1868 his Twelve Views of the Rocky Mountains
were reviewed in a St. Louis newspaper. - Painting of Trenton
Falls (NY) - one of most popular places to paint in 19th century
Painting, 1823-1894 (08.02.028) - Painting of a cow's head by
William Hart - By William Hart (1823-1894). Born in Paisley,
Scotland 1823; died in Mt. Vernon, NY 1894 - Specialty,
landscapes with cattle - For several years he traveled
throughout Michigan as an itinerant painter doing portraits
before going to Europe to study. - From