Charles Graham (artist)
Charles Graham | |
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Born | 1852 Rock Island, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | August 9, 1911 (age 58–59) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Known for | Landscape painting |
Charles Graham (1852 – August 9, 1911) was a prolific American artist whose work featured in nearly every issue of Harper's Weekly from 1880 to 1893. During this period he was one of the most well-known artists in the United States.[1]
Biography
Charles S. Graham was born in Rock Island, Illinois in 1852. In the early 1870s, he worked as a topographer for the Northern Pacific Railway in Idaho and Montana.[1][2] Despite receiving no formal training as an artist, he was hired as a scenic artist for Hooley's Theater in Chicago. He then continued this work at several theaters in New York City.[1][3] Around 1877, he joined Harper & Brothers and became an illustrator for Harper's Weekly, touring and illustrating the American West.[1][2] He toured the Southern United States in 1886, illustrating a series of articles for Harper's on the New South.[2] In 1892, he became a freelancer, though he continued to contribute to Harper's, along with The Century Magazine, Collier's and the New York Herald.[1] Around this time his method shifted from pencil drawing and watercolor painting to oil painting.[1][3] He was designated the official artist of the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893.[2] Graham died in New York City on August 9, 1911.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Taft, Robert (August 1949). "The Pictorial Record of the Old West: VIII. Charles Graham and Rufus F. Zogbaum" (PDF). The Kansas Historical Quarterly. XVII (3): 209–232.
- ^ a b c d "Charles Graham". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ^ a b "Charles S. Graham". Incollect. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
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