J. Alden Weir Artist

Julian Alden Weir (August 30, 1852 – December 8, 1919) was an American impressionist painter and member of the Cos Cob Art Colony near Greenwich, Connecticut. Weir was also one of the founding members of "The Ten", a loosely-allied group of American artists dissatisfied with professional art organizations, who banded together in 1898 to exhibit their works as a stylistically unified group.

Personal facts

J. Alden Weir
Alias (AKA)Weir Julian Alden
Birth dateAugust 30, 1852
Birth place
West Point New York
Nationality
United States
Date of deathDecember 08, 1919

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Artist

Field of work
Painting
Movement
Impressionism
training at
Jean-Léon Gérôme
École des Beaux-Arts
National Academy Museum and School

J. Alden Weir on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.lymanallyn.org
  2. http://www.nps.gov/wefa
  3. http://www.nps.gov/wefa/planyourvisit/restoration.htm
  4. http://www.paintingiant.com/Julian-Alden-Weir