Henry, John
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Henry, John (1738–94), Irish-born American actor who was for many years one of the leading men of the
American Company, which he joined in 1767 at the
John Street Theatre, New York, under
Douglass. On the return of the American Company from the West Indies, where they took refuge during the War of Independence, Henry assumed the management, jointly with the younger
Hallam. He accepted and played in
The Father;
or,
American Shandyism (1789), the first of
Dunlap's plays to be produced, and was responsible in 1792 for the importation from England of John
Hodgkinson. He was twice married, his first wife, an actress, being lost at sea before the company came back from the West Indies. After living for some time with her sister Henry married a younger member of the family.
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John Henry Twachtman.(Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques; 11/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; John Henry Twachtman was one of the most original of the American impressionists. A traveling...where it is on view from February 26 to May 21, 2000. It is entitled John Twachtman: An American Impressionist and comprises some fifty paintings that...
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John Twachtman's Scenes of Silence;At the National Gallery, Meditations on the Landscape
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 10/22/1989; ; 700+ words
; ...swings and wobbly from drink, John Henry Twachtman (1853-1902), the American...impressionist or specifically American. Twachtman mixed his quiet colors on the...to understand the paintings of John Twachtman. Two displays in the East Building...
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Nature's gifts: impressionist painting.(Gallery Card)
Magazine article from: School Arts; 10/1/2003; 700+ words
; John Henry Twachtman (1852-1902). Springtime, 1884. Oil on canvas, 36 7/8 x...suggesting their shapes About the Artist American Impressionist John H. Twachtman was born in Cincinnati in 1852. He first began to study art there...
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Americans were Impressionists, too.(THE HOME FORUM)
Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor; 7/12/2007; 700+ words
; ...Alden Weir (1852-1919), and John Henry Twachtman (1853-1902) - became a school...changing," he observed. "Twachtman used Impressionism to get closer...wrote Lisa Peters in her book, "John Henry Twachtman: An American Impressionist...
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THE P&G COLLECTION: PART II\ MORE WORKS FROM GOLDEN AGE OF CINCINNATI ART.(Living)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 12/11/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...these paintings, collected by John G. Smale, former chairman and...century. Artists featured include John Henry Twachtman, James Roy Hopkins, Robert Henri...in the P&G collection, John Henry Twachtman stands out with a gray, forlorn...
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ALL THE BEST: ; Huntington Museum's Daywood Collection comes home to Charleston
Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette; 1/13/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Impressionists Childe Hassam and John Henry Twachtman; landscapes by Edward Willis Redfield...hands, including a first-rate Twachtman. She sold off some works and used...William Glackens, Ernest Lawson and John Sloan. Ruth Dayton closed her...
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The New York Water Color Club.
Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques; 11/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...William Merritt Chase (1849-1916), John Henry Twachtman (see Pls. V, VI), and Frank...and the Hague school, artists like Henry Ward Ranger (1858-1916), Twachtman...young artists that formed around John La Farge (see Pl. XI). They split...
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The summer of Hassam.(Current and Coming)
Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques; 7/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...York City. Theodore Robinson, John Henry Twachtman, and Julian Alden Weir were among...his first trip there to visit Twachtman, and he returned frequently until...Holley Historic Site), where Twachtman reigned as the leading art instructor...
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Thaddeus Welch, California landscape painter.
Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques; 11/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Merritt Chase (1849-1916), and John Henry Twachtman (see Fig. 2). In the summer...there in July. (4) Duveneck and Twachtman arrived in Munich in August 1875...Chase's studio. (5) Welch and Twachtman went on an extended sketching...
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Sharing the wealth: Huntington Museum's Daywood Collection to come back to Charleston
Newspaper article from: Sunday Gazette-Mail; 9/12/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...Impressionists Childe Hassam and John Henry Twachtman; landscapes by Edward Willis Redfield...gifts, including a first-rate Twachtman, the museum's way. She also...William Glackens, Ernest Lawson and John Sloan. The Daywood paintings have...
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John Henry Twachtman
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
John Henry Twachtman John Henry Twachtman (1853-1902) was one of the leading American impressionist painters. His most characteristic work is marked by an extreme lightness of palette that approaches pure white. John Twachtman was born in...
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William Merritt Chase
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...American painters Frank Duveneck and John H. Twachtman were fellow students. Chase took...applied with much the same bravura as John Singer Sargent. Chase's portrait...Chase, 1849-1916, Seattle: Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington...
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