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Henry Lavender Adolphus Culmer

Henry Lavender Adolphus Culmer (1854 - 1914) was active/lived in Utah, California.  Henry Culmer is known for Landscape, town views and botanical images.

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English by birth, Henry Culmer became known as a painter/scientist, illustrator and educator.  As his oil and watercolor painting evolved, so did his interest in botany and geology, especially rock formations.  These interests are reflected in his paintings of Monument Valley; the Natural Bridges published in National Geographic; the Grand Canyon; the coast of Monterey; and mountain ranges including the Tetons and Wasatch.  A painting called The Mystery of the Desert, is considered his masterpiece and was appraised at $25,000.00 at its completion in 1906.

Culmer is regarded as the first professional painter to penetrate the interior of the Alaska, which he did early in his career while commissioned by the Alaska Steamship Company.  From Cordova he traveled by rail to the Kennicott and Bonanza Mines, rich in copper, and also painted glaciers of the region.

Working primarily in Utah and basically self taught, Henry Culmer became one of the   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 5809 characters.]  Artist bio

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   Publications  Book References:  15
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15 Book References for Henry Lavender Adolphus Culmer
Year Author Title Pages Color
2009 Poulton, Donna L. and Vern G. Swanson Painters of Utah's Canyons and Deserts 304 Yes
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
2002 Hughes, Edan Milton Artists in California: 1786-1940 (Two Volumes)
Available For Sale.
1249 No
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1991 Swanson, Vern; Robert Olpin, William Seifrit Utah Art 252 Yes
1990 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago
(Exhibition catalog)
1117 No
1990 Gerdts, William H Art Across America: The Far Midwest, Rocky Mountain West, Southwest, Pacific Volume Three 396 Yes
1985 Dawdy, Doris Artists of the American West: Three Volumes A Biographical Dictionary 1184 No
1985 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947 707 No
1984 Wilmerding, John The Waters of America 19th Century Paintings of Rivers, Streams, Lakes and Waterfalls
(Exhibition catalog)
104 No
1983 Trenton, Patricia/P Hassrick The Rocky Mountains Vision for Artists in the 19th Cen 418 Yes
1976 Samuels, Peggy and Harold The Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West 549 No
1965 Haseltine, James L 100 Years of Utah Painting Selected Works from the1840s to the 1940s
(Exhibition catalog)
62 Yes
1935 Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index 1130 No
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