Shattuck, Aaron Draper, 1832-1928
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The American artist Aaron Draper Shattuck was born in Francestown, New Hampshire, on March 9, 1832, the son of Jesse and Harriet Williams Shattuck. A.D. Shattuck studied painting with Alexander Ransom in Boston and at the National Academy of Design in New York. He was elected an associate member of the National Academy in 1856 and a full member in 1861; he specialized in landscapes and pastoral scenes. Shattuck married Marian Coleman, sister of the artist Samuel Coleman, in 1860. In 1870, they moved to a farm in Granby, Connecticut, where he died in 1926. In 1883, Shattuck patented his stretcher key, to help keep artists' canvases properly stretched.
From the description of Shattuck's patent stretcher key collection, 1883-1972, 1883-1917 (bulk dates). (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 261233828
American artist, of Granby, Conn.; specialized in New England landscapes.
From the description of Account with Loomis Brothers' Store, 1909-1912. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70972343
Landscape painter and inventor; New York City and West Granby, Connecticut.
Born in Francetown, New Hampshire. Shattuck studied art in Boston under portrait painter Alexander Ransom and at the National Academy of Design in 1852, becoming an academician in 1861. The principal subjects of his works are landscapes and pastoral scenes. Shattuck was also the inventor of the "Shattuck" stretcher keys for artists' canvases. In 1860, he married Marian Colman, sister of painter Samuel Colman, and descendant of the John Lincoln family. Their children were William, Walter, Edwin, Isabel, Helen, and Bertha. Shattuck maintained a studio in New York from 1856 until ca. 1870, then moved to Granby, Connecticut.
From the description of Aaron Draper Shattuck papers, 1810-1983. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122454375
Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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creatorOf | Aaron Draper Shattuck papers | Archives of American Art | |
creatorOf | Albert Duveen collection of artists' letters and ephemera | Archives of American Art | |
referencedIn | Catherine H. Campbell papers | Archives of American Art | |
referencedIn | Chase, W. T. (William Thomas). Tom Chase conservation papers, 1962-2006. | Winterthur Library | |
creatorOf | James D. Gill letters from artists | Archives of American Art | |
creatorOf | Shattuck, Aaron Draper, 1832-1928. Account with Loomis Brothers' Store, 1909-1912. | Salmon Brook Historical Society | |
creatorOf | Shattuck, Aaron Draper, 1832-1928. Artist file. | Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives | |
creatorOf | Shattuck, Aaron Draper, 1832-1928. Shattuck's patent stretcher key collection, 1883-1972, 1883-1917 (bulk dates). | Winterthur Library |
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associatedWith | Campbell, Catherine H. |
associatedWith | Chase, W. T. (William Thomas) |
associatedWith | Ciarrocchi, Ray, 1933- |
associatedWith | Duveen, Albert, |
associatedWith | F.W. Devoe & Co. |
associatedWith | Gill, James Dwyer, 1849-1937. |
associatedWith | Hutt, Jeremy R., 1941- |
associatedWith | Loomis Brothers' Store (Granby, Conn.) |
associatedWith | Malleable Iron Works (New Britain, Conn.) |
associatedWith | Shattuck, Walter. |
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Birth 1832
Death 1928
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