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Charles Henry Gifford

Charles Henry Gifford (1839 - 1904) was active/lived in Massachusetts.  Charles Gifford is known for Marine, landscape and portrait painting.

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The following biography of " CHARLES HENRY GIFFORD," has been provided by Myrtice (GIFFORD) Forsythe of Lufkin, Texas.

Charles Henry Gifford is well known for his works in water colors as is his oils and his pictures have found a ready sale, not only in all parts of the United States but in Europe.

Charles Henry Gifford was born in Fairhaven, Massachusetts July 13, 1839, the son of Benjamin R. and Betsey (Barstow) Gifford. His father was a ship carpenter. Young Gifford was educated in the public schools of the town. In his boyhood he could draw well and while yet a mere youth he gained admission to the art gallery connected with the music store of John Hopkins, on Union Street in New Bedford, where Albert Bierstadt, another famous artist, had one of his pictures on exhibition. The view stirred all the latent talent in young Gifford, and he told his mother he intended to be an artist. He was given some pennies with which he bought dry paints. Making his own brushes from ho   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 5797 characters.]  Artist bio

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   Publications  Book References:  13
Magazine References:  1

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1 Miscellaneous Magazine References for Charles Henry Gifford
Magazine Article Date Author Color
American Art Review The Hudson River School February 2002 Huff, Roger Yes
13 Book References for Charles Henry Gifford
Year Author Title Pages Color
2007 Katlan, Alexander W. (editor) The Black and White Exhibitions of the Salmagundi Sketch Club 1878 to 1887: A Guide to Etchings, Engravings, Drawings, Sculpture, Ceramics, Oils and Monotypes 272 No
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
2002 Vose, Marcia L. (editor) Vose Art Notes Tenth Anniversary Issue Art and Collecting in America: An Illustrated Timeline 37 Yes
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1991 Sullivan, Mark W The Hudson River School An Annotated Bibliography 225 No
1990 Blasdale, Mary Jean Artists of New Bedford 60 No
1990 Gerdts, William H Art Across America: New England, New York, Mid-Atlantic (Volume One) 421 Yes
1988 Falk, Peter Hastings Dictionary of Signatures & Monogram 556 No
1984 Johnston, Paul Forsythe The New England Fisheries A Treasure Greater than Gold 52 Yes
1982 Stebbins, Theodore/G Gorokhoff American Paintings at Yale University: An illustrated Checklist
(Exhibition catalog)
213 No
1975 Editor, Smithsonian Smithsonian Archives of American Art: Checklist of the Collection 0 No
Brock, Mark L. Selections I (Brock & Co)
(Exhibition catalog)
48 Yes
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