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David Gue

David John Gue (1836 - 1917) was active/lived in New York, Iowa.  David Gue is known for Portrait, landscape, marine painting.

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David John Gue- Born January 17, 1836 in Brooklyn, NY; Died May 1, 1917.


Education: Self-taught

Member: Salmagundi Club

He moved to Iowa in 1852, became a lawyer in Fort Dodge, then a pharmacist. Not until he was past 50 did he become an artist. Best known for portraits of Grant, Lincoln and Beecher. Also painted landsapes and marines.

update provided by Charles Lenhart : (from the following source) :
History of Iowa from the Earliest
Times to the Beginning of the Twentieth ... By Benjamin F. Gue

David J. GUE was born in Farmington, Ontario County, New York, January 17, 1836. He
acquired a common school education with one year at an academy. In 1853 he came
to Iowa and assisted an older brother on a farm in Scott County. He studied law
in Tipton and was admitted to the bar in 1860. In 1862, as counsel for J. S.
Maxwell, he won a noted case for his client whose seat in the General Assembly
was contested by Milo Smith, who   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 1809 characters.]  Artist bio

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Keywords and Quick Facts for David Gue


   Keywords 
Art Method
  • Easel Painting
Art MediaArt Subject
  • Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
  • Figure, Figurative Humans
  • Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
  • Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
  • Nocturnes, Nightime Scenes
  • Portraits, Portraiture
  • Seascapes, Seasides
Art Association
  • Salmagundi Club, New York City
Chronology
  • Early 20th Century Before 1950
  • Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
  • Marine Before 1900
  • Seascape Specialty
  • Self Taught, Autodidact
Exhibition of Art Association
  • National Academy of Design, New York
Exhibition of Museum
  • Art Institute of Chicago
  • Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC

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