1793 - 1842

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  • Art period: 19th Century
  • Museums on this site: National Gallery of Canada
  • Born: 1793, Allegheny County, United States
  • Also known as: جيمس بومان
  • Top-ranked work: Charles-Pierre Pelletier
  • Copyright status: Public domain

An Itinerant Life in Portraiture

James Bowman was an American itinerant artist and portrait painter born in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. After traveling to Chillicothe, Ohio, to learn carpentry, he met the painter J. T. Turner, who taught him the rudiments of portrait painting. His professional career saw him painting in Pittsburgh and other communities during the early 1820s. He also worked in Erie, Pennsylvania, where he painted portraits of the local aristocracy, and in Meadville, Pennsylvania.

Bowman's travels eventually led him to Philadelphia, London, Paris, and Italy. In London, he lived in Buckingham and painted distinguished families, including the Lord Chancellor and Governor Clarkson. While in Paris, he became acquainted with the Marquis de Lafayette and lived with his family for nine months. His later career included periods in Charleston, South Carolina; Boston, Massachusetts; Quebec, Canada; Montreal, Canada; Toronto, Canada; Detroit, Michigan; Chicago, Illinois; and Green Bay, Wisconsin, before settling in Rochester, New York.

Professional Engagements and Legacy

Throughout his travels, Bowman sought to capture the likenesses of various notable figures. His notable portraits include:

  • Edward Stabler
  • William Cranch
  • Bertel Thorvaldsen
  • General LaFayette
  • James Fenimore Cooper
  • Benedict Joseph Fenwick
  • Mary Anne Ursula Moffatt
  • William B. Slaughter
  • Henry Dodge
  • William "Tiger" Dunlop
  • John Frothingham

In Detroit, Bowman opened a studio and taught his pupil, John Mix Stanley. He also provided art lessons at the Ursuline nuns’ Mount Benedictine Academy in Charlestown, Massachusetts, and in Quebec. Bowman died unexpectedly in Rochester, New York, on May 18, 1842.

Spørsmål og svar

Hvor kan jeg se James Bowman sine kunstverk sortert etter stemning?

James Bowman sine verk kan utforskes etter stemning på artistens Kunst etter stemning-side, hvor kunstverkene er organisert etter deres tilhørende stemninger.

Hvilke andre navn er James Bowman kjent under?

James Bowman er også kjent under navnene جيمس بومان.

Hvor mange kunstverk av James Bowman er tilgjengelige å bla gjennom?

Du kan bla gjennom 1 kunstverk verk av James Bowman på siden Alle kunstverk.

Kan jeg studere James Bowman sin fargebruk på tvers av alle verkene?

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Spørsmål 1:
Where was James Bowman born?
Spørsmål 2:
Which famous artist is said to have given Bowman some lessons in London?
Spørsmål 3:
In which city did Bowman open a studio and gallery in 1829?
Spørsmål 4:
Which Danish sculptor was the subject of a portrait that Bowman considered his chef d'oeuvre?
Spørsmål 5:
In which city did James Bowman pass away in 1842?