Hamilton Hamilton
{{Short description|19th-century American landscape painter}}
{{Infobox artist
| name = Hamilton Hamilton
| image = Portrait of Hamilton Hamilton.jpg
| caption = Hamilton in his studio, 1895
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1847|04|01|df=y}}
| birth_place = Oxford, England
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1928|1|4|1847|4|1}}
| death_place = Norwalk, Connecticut, US
| nationality = American
| field = Painting
| training = Self-taught, protege of John Ruskin
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| awards = National Academician, National Academy of Design
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Hamilton Hamilton (1 April 1847 – 4 January 1928) was a painter and etcher, known mostly for his landscapes of the American West. Born in Oxford, England, he lived most of his life in the Eastern United States. He painted landscapes in New York, Connecticut, the American West, England, and France. He also painted portraits and drew illustrations.
Artistic career
Hamilton Hamilton was born in Oxford, England, on 1 April 1847.{{cite web |url=https://americanart.si.edu/artist/hamilton-hamilton-2045 |title = Smithsonian Institution page for Hamilton, Hamilton|publisher=Smithsonian Institution |accessdate=13 January 2019}}{{cite book |editor1-last=Johnson |editor1-first=Rossiter |editor2-last=Brown |editor2-first=John Howard |title=The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans|volume=V |year=1904 |publisher=Biographical Society |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=afEUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PT65}} While young, he was a protégé of John Ruskin. In 1872, he began his mostly self-taught career as a portrait artist in Buffalo, New York. He created 47 landscape paintings during an 1873 expedition to Colorado which were chosen to be part of the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.{{cite web |title=Hamilton Hamilton |url=https://www.questroyalfineart.com/artist/hamilton-hamilton/ |publisher=QuestRoyal |accessdate=15 January 2019}} He spent 1878 and 1879 painting in Pont-Aven, Brittany, alongside Barbizon School painters.{{cite web |title=Hamilton Hamilton (1847–1928) |url=http://www.internetantiquegazette.com/paintings/2086_hamilton_hamilton_american_artist/ |accessdate=15 January 2019|publisher=Internet Antique Gazette}}
He moved to New York City in 1881 and shortly after began to practice genre painting and etching. He became an associate member of the National Academy of Design in 1886 and a National Academician in 1889.{{cite book |editor1-last=Leonard |editor1-first=John William |editor2-last=Marquis |editor2-first=Albert Nelson |title=Who's who in America, Volumes 2–4 |date=1906 |pages=633 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7OULAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA633 |accessdate=15 January 2019}}{{cite web |title=All National Academicians (1825–Present) |url=https://www.nationalacademy.org/academicians/ |publisher=National Academy of Design |accessdate=13 January 2019}} Until the end of the century, he and his family resided alternately in upstate New York, Long Island, Colorado, and England. In 1907 and 1908, Hamilton spent two years painting landscapes in Southern California.{{cite web |title=What the Artists are Doing |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1908/11/29/106776303.pdf |work=The New York Times |accessdate=15 January 2019 |pages=46 |date=29 November 1908}} In 1912 he and his family permanently moved to Norwalk, Connecticut. There he became involved with the Silvermine group of artists led by Solon Borglum. After Borglum's death, he and others founded the Silvermine Guild of Artists. At the time of his death, he was known as the dean of the group.
His works are in the Metropolitan Museum of Art,{{cite web |title=The Parting Wave |url=https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/385339 |publisher=Metropolitan Museum of Art |accessdate=15 January 2019}} the Phoenix Art Museum, the National Gallery of Art,{{cite web |title=List of Works by Hamilton Hamilton in the National Gallery of Art |url=https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.6053.html?artobj_artistId=6053&pageNumber=1 |publisher=National Gallery of Art |accessdate=13 January 2019}} the Akron Art Museum,{{cite web |title=Hamilton Hamilton |url=https://akronartmuseum.org/collection/Art8?sid=1 |publisher=Akron Art Museum |accessdate=13 January 2019}} and the East Hampton Historical Society.{{cite web |last1=Landes |first1=Jennifer |title=Peaceful Scenes of Yesteryear at Clinton Academy |url=https://easthamptonstar.com/Arts/2017713/Peaceful-Scenes-Yesteryear-Clinton-Academy |publisher=East Hampton Star |date=13 July 2017}}
Artistic style
Hamilton was known for his landscape paintings of the American West, New York, Connecticut, England, and France. He used multiple layers of colors to execute his landscapes, suggesting the influence of Impressionism. He also did portraiture and illustrations.
Personal life
Hamilton married Helen McIlhenney (sister of artist Charles Morgan McIlhenney). In 1889, they had twin daughters, Helen and Marguerite, who served as his models.{{cite web |url=https://worthingtongalleries.com/shop/art-subject/figurative/19th-century-oil-painting-by-renowned-artist-hamilton-hamilton/|title=19th Century Oil Painting by Renowned Artist Hamilton Hamilton|publisher=Worthington Galleries|accessdate=20 February 2019}} Both daughters grew up to be artists; Helen in particular became a noted Post-Impressionist landscape painter.
Hamilton died in Norwalk, Connecticut, on 4 January 1928, aged 80.{{cite web |title=H. Hamilton, Painter, dies at the age of 80|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1928/01/05/91673242.pdf |work=The New York Times |accessdate=15 January 2019 |date=5 January 1928}}{{cite book |last1=Dearinger |first1=David B. |title=Paintings & Sculpture at the Nat. Academy of Design, Vol. 1: 1826–1925, Volume 1 |date=2004 |publisher=Hudson Hills |page=247 |isbn=9781555950293 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PHH45aYubp4C&pg=PA247|accessdate=15 January 2019}}
Paintings
File:Trout Lake, Colorado 1879 - Hamilton Hamilton.jpg|Trout Lake, Colorado (1879)
File:Hamilton Hamilton Falling Apple Blossoms.jpg|Falling Apple Blossoms
File:Hamilton Hamilton Lady with a Parasol.jpg|Lady with a Parasol
File:Hamilton Hamilton Lil-l Southern Belles.jpg|Lil Southern Belles (1894)
File:Hamilton Hamilton Woman with a Fan.jpg|Woman with a Fan
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Hamilton Hamilton}}
- {{Internet Archive author |sname=Hamilton Hamilton}}
- [http://www.artnet.com/artists/hamilton-hamilton/ Artnet Collection of Hamilton's paintings]
- [http://www.the-athenaeum.org/art/list.php?m=a&s=tu&aid=893 The Athanaeum collection of Hamilton's paintings]
- [http://www.internetantiquegazette.com/paintings/2086_hamilton_hamilton_american_artist/ Hamilton Hamilton, American Artist]
- [https://worthingtongalleries.com/shop/art-subject/figurative/19th-century-oil-painting-by-renowned-artist-hamilton-hamilton/ Worthington Galleries Biography of Hamilton Hamilton]
- [https://www.bedfordfineartgallery.com/hamilton_hamilton_girl.html Artwork by Hamilton Hamilton]
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Category:English emigrants to the United States
Category:19th-century American painters
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Category:American landscape painters