Tait, Arthur Fitzwilliam, 1819-1905

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Birth 1819-02-05
Death 1905-04-28
Americans,

Biographical notes:

Arthur F. Tait was an American painter of sporting scenes and animals. He was born in England in 1819 and studied art as a boy in Manchester. He came to the United States in 1850, settling in New York City. Tait spent many of his summers at his camp in the Adirondack mountains. A number of his paintings were made into lithographs by Louis Prang and Currier & Ives. Tait died at his home in Yonkers, NY in 1905.

From the description of Letters, 1853-1898. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122503791

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Subjects:

  • Animals in art
  • Artists
  • Chromolithography
  • Lithography, American
  • Painting, American

Occupations:

  • Artists
  • Painter

Places:

  • United States (as recorded)

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