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James Henry Beard

James Henry Beard (1811 - 1893) was active/lived in Ohio, New York.  James Beard is known for Notable portrait, animals and genre paintings.

Born in Buffalo, New York, James Beard was a self-taught artist known for children's portraits, often posed with domestic pets.  His satirical anthropomorphic animal subjects and other humorous topics were much in contrast to prevalent sentimentality.

He was an honorary member of the National Academy of Design* from 1848 to 1860 and a full member until his death.

His birth date has been disputed with the years 1811, 1814 and 1815 given, but 1811 is the date in his family's Bible.

At age 11, he moved with his family to Painesville, Ohio, where he was raised and where his artist brother, William Holbrook, was born.  For some years, he was an itinerant* portrait painter, traveling to Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, New Orleans and Louisville.

From 1834 to 1870, Beard lived in Cincinnati, Ohio, but spent his winters in New Orleans, and was in New York from 1846 to 1847, and from 1870 lived there for the remainder of his life.  He was in   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 3434 characters.]  Artist bio

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