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22 x 18 in. (55.9 x 45.7 cm)Robert Lee MacCameron
United States (Chicago, IL, 1866 - 1912, New York, NY)
Object Type:
Painting
Medium and Support:
Oil on canvas
Credit Line:
Gift of the Rochester Art Club
Accession Number:
1914.4
Location: Not currently on view
Robert Lee MacCameron was celebrated in Europe and the United States for his insightful portraits. He moved to London in 1888, where he worked as an illustrator, before going to Paris to study at the École des Beaux-Arts. There, he studied with the major artists of the day, including Jean-Léon Gérôme and James McNeil Whistler. His portrait commissions ranged from European nobility to prominent American politicians, including Presidents McKinley and Taft. In addition, MacCameron painted scenes and portraits of the diverse ethnic mix that populated American cities at the turn of the century.
[Forman Gallery, Summer 2015]
[Forman Gallery, Summer 2015]
Provenance
Artist; presented by the artist to the Rochester Art Club; given to the Gallery in 1914
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Exhibition of Contemporary American Paintings and of the Permanent Collection 6/29/1917 - 10/4/1917
- Focus on Faces 1967
- Facing History: The Black Image in American Art, 1710-1940 The Corcoran Gallery of Art 1/13/1990 - 6/25/1990
Bibliography
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Docent Newsletter. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery
- Article Scope: Mention and reproduction. Lorinda Munson Bryant. American Pictures and Their Painters. New York, NY: John Lane Company, 1917.
- Article Scope: Mention and reproduction. Lorinda Munson Bryant. What Pictures to See In America. New York, NY: John Lane Company, 1915.
- Article Scope: Entry. Guy C. McElroy. Facing History: The Black Image in American Art, 1710-1940. San Francisco, CA: Bedford Arts, Publishers, 1990.
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