James McDougal Hart
Painting, Visual Artist
1828 – 1901
Who was James McDougal Hart?
James McDougal Hart, was a Scottish-born American landscape and cattle painter of the Hudson River School. His older brother, William Hart, was also a Hudson River School artist, and the two painted similar subjects.
Hart was born in Kilmarnock, Scotland, and was taken to America with his family in early youth. In Albany, New York he trained with a sign and carriage maker—possibly the same employer that had taken on his brother in his early career. Unlike his brother, however, James returned to Europe for serious artistic training. He studied in Munich, and was a pupil of Friedrich Wilhelm Schirmer at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. He is associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting.
Hart returned to America in 1853. He exhibited his first work at the National Academy of Design in 1848, became an associate in 1857 and a full member in 1859. James Hart was particularly devoted to the National Academy, exhibiting there over a period of more than forty years, and serving as vice president late in his life from 1895 to 1899. Like his brother, James also exhibited at the Brooklyn Art Association and at major exhibitions around the country.
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- Born
- May 10, 1828
Kilmarnock - Siblings
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Scotland
- Profession
- Education
- Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
- Lived in
- Scotland
- Died
- Oct 24, 1901
New York - Resting place
- Green-Wood Cemetery
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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