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GIFFORD, ROBERT SWAIN (184o19o5)

This article appears in Volume V12, Page 5 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

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GIFFORD, ROBERT SWAIN (184o19o5) , American marine and landscape ,painter, was born on Naushon Island, Massachusetts, on the 23rd of December 1840. He studied art with the Dutch marine painter Albert van Beest, who had a studio in New
Bedford
 , and in 1864 he opened a studio for himself in Boston, subsequently settling in New
York
 , where he was elected an associate of the National
Academy
  of
Design
  in 1867 and an academician in 1878. He was also a charter member of the American Water Color Society and the Society of American Artists. From 1878 until 1896 he was teacher of painting and
chief
  master of the Woman's Art School of Cooper Union, New
York
 , and from 1896 until his death he was director.
Gifford
  painted longshore views, sand dunes and landscapes generally, with charm and poetry. He was an etcher of consider-able reputation, a member of the Society of American Etchers, and an honorary member of the Society of Painter-Etchers of London. He died in New York on the 13th of January 1905.


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