Thomas Seir Cummings (1804–1894) was an English-American miniature painter and writer.
Thomas Seir Cummings | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | August 26, 1804 Bath, Somerset, England |
| Died | September 24, 1894 (aged 90) Hackensack, New Jersey, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Painter, writer |
| Signature | |
 | |
Biography
editThomas Seir Cummings was born at Bath, England on August 26, 1804.[1] He came to New York early in life and studied there with Henry Inman. He painted miniatures in water color, and many of his sitters were well-known contemporaries of the artist. In 1826 he helped to found the National Academy of Design, was its treasurer for many years and one of its early vice presidents. He also wrote an account of its history, entitled Historic Annals of the National Academy from its Foundation to 1865 (Philadelphia, 1865).[1] His later life was spent in Connecticut, and Hackensack, N. J.
References
edit- ^ a b c The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. VI. James T. White & Company. 1896. pp. 246–247. Retrieved November 29, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Local Brevities". Passaic Daily Herald. September 27, 1894. p. 5. Retrieved November 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
edit- Art and the empire city: New York, 1825-1861, an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Thomas Seir Cummings (see index)
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty|title=(help)
 | This article about a painter from the United States born in the 1800s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |