biografía de Jervis MCENTEE (1828-1891)

Lugar de nacimiento: Rondout, NY

Lugar de defunción: Rondout

Direcciones: Rondout

Profesión: Landscape painter

Estudios: Frederick E. Church, NYC, 1850-51

Exposiciones: NAD, 1861-90; Brooklyn AA, 1862-82, 1886; Paris Expo., 1867; Boston AC, 1873-91; PAFA Ann., 1876-77, 1885, 1887; AIC, 1880; Md. Hist. Soc.; Boston Atheneum; Brooklyn AA; Royal Acad., London; Beacon Hill FA, NYC, 1997 (solo)

Asociaciones: NA, 1861; Century Assoc.

Obra: NGA; CGA; Peabody Institute, Baltimore; Century Assoc.; NAD

Comentarios: A popular member of the Hudson River School, it was not until until 1855 that he dedicated himself fully to a painting career. In 1858 he opened his studio in NYC, and in 1859 he made the European tour in company with Sanford R. Gifford. He spent much of his time at Rondout and in the nearby Catskills, often traveling with Worthington Whittredge. His works were typically small in size, and he often included passages of poetry when exhibiting them. His painting style changed gradually from the traditional Hudson River style to incorporate the techniques of the Impressionists.

Fuentes: G&W; DAB; Tuckerman; Cowdrey, NAD; Cowdrey, AA & AAU; Rutledge, PA; Rutledge, MHS; Swan, BA. More recently, see Baigell, Dictionary; Campbell, New Hampshire Scenery, 115-16; exh. cat., McEntee & Company (Beacon Hill FA, NYC, 1997); Rbt. Workman, The Eden of America (RISD, 1986, p.48); 300 Years of American Art, vol. 1, 225; Falk, Exh. Record Series. From 1872-91, he kept a thorough diary ó see Garnett McCoy, "Jervis McEntee"s Diary" in Archives of Am. Art Journal (vol.8, nos. 3-4, 1968)