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Hart, William (1823-1894)

Name:
Hart, William (1823-1894)
Born:
03/31/1823
Birthplace:
Paisley, Scotland
Died:
06/17/1894
Death Location:
Mt. Vernon, NY
Residence:
Paisley, Scotland
Albany, NY
Troy, NY
Richmond, VA
Michigan
Brooklyn, NY
Mount Vernon, NY
Nationality:
Scots/American
Occupation:
Artist
Notes:
Apprenticed to a carriagemaker, but turned to landscape paintings.
First President of the Brooklyn Academy of Design, 1865.
Elected to full membership in the National Academy, 1858.
Founder and president of American Watercolor Society for three years.
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