Washington Allston
Painting, Visual Artist
1779 – 1843
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Who was Washington Allston?
Washington Allston was an American painter and poet, born in Waccamaw Parish, South Carolina. Allston pioneered America's Romantic movement of landscape painting. He was well known during his lifetime for his experiments with dramatic subject matter and his bold use of light and atmospheric color.
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- Born
- Nov 5, 1779
Georgetown - Also known as
- Олстон, Вашингтон
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Harvard University
- Harvard College
- Royal Academy of Arts
- Lived in
- Georgetown
- Died
- Jul 9, 1843
Cambridge
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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