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William Thomas Mathews

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William Thomas Mathews (1821 - 1905) was active/lived in New York, District Of Columbia.  William Mathews is known for Portrait painting.

Born in Bristol, England the "Painter of Presidents", William Mathews, did numerous portraits of prominent Americans including Abraham Lincoln, William McKinley, Rutherford B Hayes, James A Garfield, Daniel Webster, William Cullen Bryant, and William Jennings Bryan.

The Mathews family emigrated to Navarre, Ohio in 1833. William, who had learned the art painting miniatures on ivory from his Uncle William in England, was eager to travel and explore his artistic potential. When he was 24 he moved to Cincinnati where he met Charles Soule with whom he would apprentice and later share a studio.

In 1848 Mathews moved to New York and studied with Charles Loring Elliot. While in New York, Mathews exhibited with the National Academy of Design and earned many notable commissions. His studio on Broadway was open to the public beginning in 1855. He was a friend to poet William Cullen Bryant and his portrait of Bryant was exhibited at the National Academy.

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   Publications  Book References:  13
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1 Miscellaneous Magazine References for William Thomas Mathews
Magazine Article Date Author Color
American Art Review Rediscovering William T Mathews August 2005 Nicholis, Alexandra Yes
13 Book References for William Thomas Mathews
Year Author Title Pages Color
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)		 The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Massillon Museum Rediscovering William T. Mathews Painter of Presidents
(Exhibition catalog)		 0 Yes
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1990 Gerdts, William H Art Across America: The Far Midwest, Rocky Mountain West, Southwest, Pacific Volume Three 396 Yes
1988 Falk, Peter Hastings Annual Exhibition Record, 1807-1870, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
(Exhibition catalog)		 472 No
1986 Chetham, Charles; David Grose A Guide to the Collections: Smith College Museum of Art 312 Yes
1985 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947 707 No
1983 Cosentino, Andrew; Henry H. Glassie The Capital Image Painters in Washington 1800-1915
(Exhibition catalog)		 280 Yes
1980 Perkins, Robert/Wm J Gavin III The Boston Athenaeum Art Exhibition Index 1827-1874
(Exhibition catalog)		 325 Yes
1977 Mayor, A. Hyatt; Mark Davis American Art at the Century 0 No
1976 Taylor, Joshua C America as Art 320 Yes
1973 Naylor, Maria Exhibition Record 1861-1900, National Academy of Design (Two Volumes Set)
(Exhibition catalog)		 1075 No
1957 Groce, George; David Wallace The New York Historical Society's Dictionary of Artists in America 1564-1860 759 No
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