Artist: Robert S Duncanson (1817 - 1872)
Nationality: American
Movement: American School
Media: Painting
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Biography:
Although he was born in New York, Robert Stuart Duncanson was raised in Canada by his Scottish father. He is thought to have studied in Scotland before returning to the United States and moving in with his mother in Cincinnati. Duncanson was a known artist by that time, recognized for his portraits, still-lifes, genre subjects and landscapes. Duncanson was the first black American professional painter and received a grant from the Anti-Slavery League to study in Europe in 1853.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (40)
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Robert S. Duncanson - Still Life 1849 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art American
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Robert S. Duncanson, American, 1821-1872 Dog"s Head of Scotland 1870 Oil on canvas 66.67 x
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Robert S. Duncanson - View of Lake Pepin, Minnesota 1862 oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art American
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Robert S. Duncanson - Blue Hole, Little Miami River 1851 oil on canvas Cincinnati Art Museum American
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Robert Batty, Hanoverian and Saxon Scenery after drawings by Lieut. Col. [Robert] Batty (London: Robert Jennings, 1829), 1829
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Robert Henri - Portrait of Mrs. Robert C. Watts 1926 oil on canvas The Maier Museum of Art American
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Paul Ponce Antoine Robert ( Robert de Seri), Femme Vue en Buste, 1723
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Robert Batty, Wernigerode, plate 17 in the book Hanoverian and Saxon Scenery after drawings by Lieut. Col. [Robert] Batty (London: Robert Jennings, 1829), 1829
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Robert Batty, Kˆnigstein, plate 4 in the book Hanoverian and Saxon Scenery after drawings by Lieut. Col. [Robert] Batty (London: Robert Jennings, 1829), 1829
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Robert Batty, Trendelburg, plate 46 in the book Hanoverian and Saxon Scenery after drawings by Lieut. Col. [Robert] Batty (London: Robert Jennings, 1829), 1829
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Robert Batty, Hohnstein, plate 3 in the book Hanoverian and Saxon Scenery after drawings by Lieut. Col. [Robert] Batty (London: Robert Jennings, 1829), 1829
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Robert Batty, Karlshafen, plate 13 in the book Hanoverian and Saxon Scenery after drawings by Lieut. Col. [Robert] Batty (London: Robert Jennings, 1829), 1829
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Robert Batty, Buckeburg, plate 18 in the book Hanoverian and Saxon Scenery after drawings by Lieut. Col. [Robert] Batty (London: Robert Jennings, 1829), 1829
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Robert Batty, Quedlinburg, plate 23 in the book Hanoverian and Saxon Scenery after drawings by Lieut. Col. [Robert] Batty (London: Robert Jennings, 1829), 1829
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Robert Batty, Hameln, plate 29 in the book Hanoverian and Saxon Scenery after drawings by Lieut. Col. [Robert] Batty (London: Robert Jennings, 1829), 1829
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Robert Batty, Gottingen, plate 30 in the book Hanoverian and Saxon Scenery after drawings by Lieut. Col. [Robert] Batty (London: Robert Jennings, 1829), 1829
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Robert Batty, The Rostrappe, plate 12 in the book Hanoverian and Saxon Scenery after drawings by Lieut. Col. [Robert] Batty (London: Robert Jennings, 1829), 1829
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Robert Batty, Dresden, plate 35 in the book Hanoverian and Saxon Scenery after drawings by Lieut. Col. [Robert] Batty (London: Robert Jennings, 1829), 1829
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Robert f. Blum - Studio of Robert F. Blum 1883-84 pastel Cincinnati Art Museum American
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Robert Batty, Hoxter, on the Weser, plate 52 in the book Hanoverian and Saxon Scenery after drawings by Lieut. Col. [Robert] Batty (London: Robert Jennings, 1829), 1829
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Robert Batty, Blaukenburg Hartz, plate 60 in the book Hanoverian and Saxon Scenery after drawings by Lieut. Col. [Robert] Batty (London: Robert Jennings, 1829), 1829
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Robert Batty, St. Andrew"s, Brunswick, plate 11 in the book Hanoverian and Saxon Scenery after drawings by Lieut. Col. [Robert] Batty (London: Robert Jennings, 1829), 1829
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Robert Batty, Ilsenburg, Hartz, plate 50 in the book Hanoverian and Saxon Scenery after drawings by Lieut. Col. [Robert] Batty (London: Robert Jennings, 1829), 1829
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Robert Batty, The Castle of Falkenstein, plate 7 in the book Hanoverian and Saxon Scenery after drawings by Lieut. Col. [Robert] Batty (London: Robert Jennings, 1829), 1829
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Robert Batty, View from the Pastey, plate 19 in the book Hanoverian and Saxon Scenery after drawings by Lieut. Col. [Robert] Batty (London: Robert Jennings, 1829), 1829
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Robert Batty, St. Nicholas, Hamburgh, plate 20 in the book Hanoverian and Saxon Scenery after drawings by Lieut. Col. [Robert] Batty (London: Robert Jennings, 1829), 1829
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Robert Batty, Dom Kirche, Lubeck, plate 21 in the book Hanoverian and Saxon Scenery after drawings by Lieut. Col. [Robert] Batty (London: Robert Jennings, 1829), 1829
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Robert Batty, The Port, Hamburgh, plate 42 in the book Hanoverian and Saxon Scenery after drawings by Lieut. Col. [Robert] Batty (London: Robert Jennings, 1829), 1829
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Robert Batty, The Exchange, Copenhagen, plate 53 in the book Hanoverian and Saxon Scenery after drawings by Lieut. Col. [Robert] Batty (London: Robert Jennings, 1829), 1829
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Paul Ponce Antoine Robert ( Robert de Seri), Lot and his Daughters, 17th - 18th century
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Robert Cooper, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, 18th - 19th century
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Robert Batty, The Gammel Torv, Copenhagen, plate 54 in the book Hanoverian and Saxon Scenery after drawings by Lieut. Col. [Robert] Batty (London: Robert Jennings, 1829), 1829
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Robert Batty, Palace of Fredericksborg_Entrance Side, plate 55 in the book Hanoverian and Saxon Scenery after drawings by Lieut. Col. [Robert] Batty (London: Robert Jennings, 1829), 1829
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Robert Batty, Karlshafen, from the Cassel Road, plate 51 in the book Hanoverian and Saxon Scenery after drawings by Lieut. Col. [Robert] Batty (London: Robert Jennings, 1829), 1829
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Robert Batty, Palace of Gredericksborg, Denmark, plate 49 in the book Hanoverian and Saxon Scenery after drawings by Lieut. Col. [Robert] Batty (London: Robert Jennings, 1829), 1829
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Robert Batty, Stadt Haus, Wernigerode, plate 27 in the book Hanoverian and Saxon Scenery after drawings by Lieut. Col. [Robert] Batty (London: Robert Jennings, 1829), 1829
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Robert Batty, The New Market Place, Hamburgh, plate 32 in the book Hanoverian and Saxon Scenery after drawings by Lieut. Col. [Robert] Batty (London: Robert Jennings, 1829), 1829
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Robert Batty, The Stadt Haus, Bremen, plate 33 in the book Hanoverian and Saxon Scenery after drawings by Lieut. Col. [Robert] Batty (London: Robert Jennings, 1829), 1829
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Robert Batty, The Place and Bridge at Munden, plate 36 in the book Hanoverian and Saxon Scenery after drawings by Lieut. Col. [Robert] Batty (London: Robert Jennings, 1829), 1829
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Robert Batty, The Weser, between Herstelle & Karlhafu, plate 40 in the book Hanoverian and Saxon Scenery after drawings by Lieut. Col. [Robert] Batty (London: Robert Jennings, 1829), 1829

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (3)
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Taft Museum of Art: The Great Migration: The Evolution of African American Art, 1790-1945
Included are works by painters Joshua Johnston, Henry O. Tanner, Duncanson and Horace Pippin; photographer James P. Ball; and sculptor Edmonia Lewis amon...
Howard University, Department of Art: Annual James A. Porter Colloquium on African American Art
To Register or Receive More Information, Please Contact:
Robert Hall, Mark Williams or Jennifer Morris
900 Jefferson Drive, SW, Room 1130, MRC 31
Washington, D.C.
202/357-4500 (phone) or 202/357-2636 (fax) James A. Port...
Tacoma Art Museum: Walter O. Evans Collection of African American Art
Evans, who grew up in Georgia and South Carolina, became interested in art when he began visiting museums while he was in the U.S. Navy during the ...

Further Artwork and Information:

G. R. Nnamdi Gallery
Robert Duncanson - Artist Painting Prices, Art Appraisal, Artist Paintings [AskART.com]
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Robert Scott Duncanson Online
Robert Scott Duncanson
African Americans in the Visual Arts: A Historical Perspective
AMAM - OnLoan - Robert Scott Duncanson
Narratives: Scottish Landscape, Robert Scott Duncanson
Robert S. Duncanson (1821-1872)
Robert H. Duncanson, III Home Page
Find in a Library: Robert S. Duncanson: a centennial exhibition.

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