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Alfred Agate

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Alfred Thomas Agate (1812 - 1846) was active/lived in New York, District Of Columbia, California.  Alfred Agate is known for Wilkes expedition sketches, miniature painting.

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 A painter, illustrator and expedition artist, Alfred Agate learned at an early age to paint from his older brother Frederick Styles Agate, portrait and historical painter. Alfred later went on to study with Thomas Seir Cummings, and by the late 1830's, was exhibiting his work at the National Academy of Design in New York, establishing himself as a skilled painter in oils.

Already an active miniaturist, Agate was engaged by the United States Government in 1838-1942 as an official portrait and botany artist.  As part of the Charles Wilkes expedition, he explored the West Coast of America, Australia, the Antarctic and along the coast of South America, and the South Pacific.  Starting in 1838, the Wilkes Expedition was given the task to survey the Pacific Ocean.  The party arrived in Honolulu in September 1820, where repairs to the ships took longer than expected, so it was decided to winter in Hawaii, and explore the volcanoes there.  The Hawaiian King, Kam   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2232 characters.]  Artist bio

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Keywords and Quick Facts for Alfred Agate


   Keywords 
Art Method
  • Easel Painting
  • Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
  • Illustration, Illustrator
  • Miniature Art
  • Miniature, Small Scale Painting
  • Sketch, Sketching
Art MediaArt StyleArt Subject
  • Figure, Figurative Humans
  • Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
  • Indians, Native Americans
  • Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
  • Portraits, Portraiture
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
  • Alaska Before 1940
  • California Before 1940
  • Hawaiian Islands and/or South Seas, Tahiti, Bali
  • Mexico and/or Central America
  • Northern California Before 1900
  • Pacific Northwest Before 1900
  • Washington DC Before 1900
Art Association
  • National Academy of Design, Elected Member
Art School
  • National Academy of Design School, New York, Student
Chronology
  • Early 19th Century Before Civil War
Added Description
  • Botany Specialty
  • Expedition Artist of Drawings, Paintings, and/or Photographs
  • Miniature Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
  • National Academy of Design, New York

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