William Ranney
Painting, Visual Artist
1813 – 1857
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Who was William Ranney?
William Tylee Ranney was a 19th-century American painter, known for his depictions of Western life, sporting scenery, historical subjects and portraiture. In his 20-year career, he made 150 paintings and 80 drawings, and is considered the first major genre painter to work in New Jersey, and one of the most important pre-Civil War American painters. His work is on display in several museums across the United States. One of his contemporaries opinioned, "A specimen of Ranney is indispensable wherever a collection of American art exists."
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- Born
- May 9, 1813
Middletown - Lived in
- Middletown
- Died
- Nov 18, 1857
West Hoboken
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on July 23, 2013
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