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Robert Hogg Nisbet

Robert Hogg Nisbet (1879 - 1961) was active/lived in Connecticut, Rhode Island.  Robert Nisbet is known for Landscape, figure and genre painting, etching.

Credit for the following biography is given to Robert A. Nisbet Jr. and William Nisbet Ross.

Robert Hogg Nisbet is noted for his landscape, figure, genre, and etching work. He is associated with Connecticut art colonies including Old Lyme.  Nisbet was born in Providence, Rhode Island on August 25, 1879.  His parents were William Douglas Nisbet and Isabella Hogg, and Robert was the eldest of four children. His grandparents, William and Catherine Nisbet had emigrated from the Scottish border country to the United States.

Robert entered the Rhode Island School of Design when he was eight, and later studied in New York and abroad.  He taught at Brown University and was president of the Art Students League of New York, where he served as president from 1910-1911.  He was elected an Associate Member of the National Academy of Design in 1920 and a National Academician (N.A.) in 1928.  He was an Artist Life member of the National Arts Club. One of the inc   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2287 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Robert Hogg Nisbet

   Publications  Book References:  30
Magazine References:  3

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3 Miscellaneous Magazine References for Robert Hogg Nisbet
Magazine Article Date Author Color
American Art Review The Florence Griswold House Restoration October 2006 Flynn, Tammi Yes
American Art Review Images of Northwest Connecticut June 2003 Smith, Ann Yes
American Art Review Florence Griswold Museum June 1997 Andersen, Jeffrey W Yes
30 Book References for Robert Hogg Nisbet
Year Author Title Pages Color
2008 Fleming, Geoffrey K. and Sara Evans (Southold Historical Society) A Shared Aesthetic: Artists of Long Island's North Fork 250 Yes
2006 Wallace, Terry Caroline M. Bell and the Peconic Bay Impressionists 188 Yes
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
2004 Dearinger, David B. Paintings and Sculpture in the Collection of The National Academy of Design Volume One: 1826-1925 672 Yes
2004 Vose, Marcia (editor) Vose Art Notes: A Guide for Collectors Circles of Influence, A Timeline 38 Yes
2003 Austin, Robert Michael Artists of the Litchfield Hills
(Exhibition catalog)
132 Yes
2002 Spanierman Gallery Art for the New Collector 1840-2001
(Exhibition catalog)
48 Yes
2001 Spanierman, Deborah (essay) 110 Years of American Art:1830-1940 (Spanierman Galleries, LLC)
(Exhibition catalog)
136 Yes
2000 Editor, Spanierman Gallery Tranquil America: A Century of Painting, 1840-1940
(Exhibition catalog)
0 No
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1990 Falk, Peter Hastings Annual Exhibition Record, National Academy of Design: 1901-1950
(Exhibition catalog)
622 No
1990 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago
(Exhibition catalog)
1117 No
1990 Gerdts, William H Art Across America: New England, New York, Mid-Atlantic (Volume One) 421 Yes
1989 Falk, Peter Hastings Annual Exhibition Record, 1876-1913, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Volume II
(Exhibition catalog)
612 No
1989 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Annual Exhibition Record, 1914-68, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
(Exhibition catalog)
538 No
1988 Falk, Peter Hastings Dictionary of Signatures & Monogram 556 No
1986 Opitz, Glenn B (editor) Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers 1081 No
1985 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947 707 No
1984 Marlor, Clark S The Society of Independent Artists Exhibition Record 1917-1944
(Exhibition catalog)
600 No
1982 Opitz, Glenn Dictionary of American Artists 372 No
1968 Mattatuck Historical Society The Connecticut Artists Collection 84 No
1966 Connecticut College for Women The Art Colony at Old Lyme 1900-3
(Exhibition catalog)
67 No
1954 Clark, Eliot History of the National Academy of Design, 1825-1953 296 No
1949 Reese, Albert American Prize Prints of the 20th Century 257 No
1936 Breckinridge, Mrs. (essay) First National Exhibition of American Art
(Exhibition catalog)
32 No
1935 Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index 1130 No
1925 National Academy of Design Commemorative Exhibition 1825-1925
(Exhibition catalog)
160 No
1916 Brinton, Christian Impressions of the Art at the Panama Pacific Exposition
(Exhibition catalog)
203 No
1915 Walter, John; Pedro Lemos Panama-Pacific Exposition: Catalogue of the Post-Exposition Exhibit 112 No
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