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William Heine

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William (Peter Bernard) Heine (1827 - 1885) was active/lived in District Of Columbia / Germany.  William Heine is known for Expedition artist, illustration, landscape.

Born in 1827 in Dresden, Germany, William Heine (Peter Bernard William) studied at the Dresden Academy and subsequently worked as an architectural and scene painter for the court theater of his native city. After leaving Germany, he traveled widely, and is best known for his illustrations and paintings inspired by his participation in numerous expeditions around the globe, especially South America and Asia.

In 1849, Heine,aided by Alexander von Humboldt, emigrated to the United States as a result of political turmoil in Europe. He had a brief residence in New York City, where he, in partnership with Julius Kummer, was listed as a landscape painter and teacher. In 1851, soon after arriving in New York, he met Ephraim George Squier, and traveled with him as draftsman to Nicaragua. He sent back letters and drawings describing the pre-Columbian antiquities he saw to the American Art-Union, which published them in their bulletin.

In 1852-55, he accompanied Matthew Perry as pri   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2227 characters.]  Artist bio

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1 Miscellaneous Magazine References for William Heine
Magazine Article Date Author Color
The Magazine Antiques Merchandising America September 2004 McIntosh, DeCourcy E No
11 Book References for William Heine
Year Author Title Pages Color
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
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1996 McMahan, Virgil E The Artists of Washington DC 1796-1996 240 No
1989 Manthorne, Katherine Emma Tropical Renaissance North American Artists: Latin America 1839-1879 235 Yes
1988 Falk, Peter Hastings Annual Exhibition Record, 1807-1870, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
(Exhibition catalog)		 472 No
1975 Fern, Alan; Milton Kaplan Viewpoints: The Library of Congress Selection of Pictorial Treasures 222 No
1973 Naylor, Maria Exhibition Record 1861-1900, National Academy of Design (Two Volumes Set)
(Exhibition catalog)		 1075 No
1957 Groce, George; David Wallace The New York Historical Society's Dictionary of Artists in America 1564-1860 759 No
1953 Cowdrey, Mary Bartlett American Academy of Fine Arts and American Art Union 0 No
1943 Cowdrey, Mary Bartlett National Academy of Design Exhibition Record, 1826-1860
(Exhibition catalog)		 0 No
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