William Brown Cooper
| William Brown Cooper | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1811 Smith County, Tennessee |
| Died |
1900 Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | National Academy Museum and School |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Relatives | Washington Bogart Cooper (brother) |
William Brown Cooper (1811–1900) was an American painter.
Biography
Early life
William Brown Cooper was born in 1811 near Carthage in Smith County, Tennessee.[1] His brother was the painter Washington Bogart Cooper (1802–1888).[1][2] He was educated at the National Academy Museum and School in New York City as well as in Paris and Rome for three years.[1]
Career
Back in the United States, he started his career as a painter, and was active in Washington, D.C., St. Louis, Chicago, New Orleans, Little Rock, Arkansas, Natchez, Mississippi and Tennessee.[1][3] In 1853, he painted a painting entitled Out of State.[4] He had a studio in Memphis, Tennessee for fifteen years.[1] Later, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee.[1] Eventually, he settled in Chattanooga in 1885.[1]
He often signed his paintings the same way as his brother did, and he had a similar style, thus making it hard to know who painted which painting.[2] However, one clue to distinguish their paintings is that he painted more portraits of children, and was more opulent in his choice of colors and painting material.[1]
His portrait, painted by Johannes Adam Simon Oertel (1823–1909), is owned by Sewanee: The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee.[5]
Death
He died in 1900 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Tennessee Portrait Project
- 1 2 Tennessee: A Guide to the State, North American Book, 1949, p. 167
- ↑ Patti Carr Black, Art in Mississippi, 1720-1980, Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, 1998, p. 70
- ↑ Tennessee Portrait Project: Out of State
- ↑ Smithsonian Institution: William Brown Cooper