Artist

Archibald Robertson

born Moneymusk, Scotland-died New York City 1835
Born
Moneymusk, Scotland
Died
New York, New York, United States
Biography

Raised in Aberdeen, Archibald Robertson studied in Scotland and London with Sir Joshua Reynolds and the American artist Benjamin West before immigrating to the United States in 1791. He began his career painting a portrait from life of George Washington, and enjoyed great success for three decades as a miniature painter. When his younger brother Alexander arrived in New York in 1792, the brothers founded the Columbian Academy of Painting. In 1802, Archibald published a drawing manual, and he wrote on miniature painting as well. His wife, Eliza Abramse, was also a talented artist.

Works by this artist (12 items)

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Jacob Lawrence, The Library, 1960, tempera on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., 1969.47.24
The Library
Artist
Date1960
tempera on fiberboard
On view
Jacob Lawrence, Community (study for mural, Jamaica, NY), 1986, gouache on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, Art-in-Architecture Program, 1990.36, © 1986, Jacob Lawrence
Community (study for mural, Jamaica, NY)
Artist
Date1986
gouache on paper
Not on view
Jacob Lawrence, Bar and Grill, 1941, gouache on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Henry Ward Ranger through the National Academy of Design, 2010.52
Bar and Grill
Artist
Date1941
gouache on paper
Not on view
Jacob Lawrence, "Men exist for the sake of one another. Teach them then or bear with them."--Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Meditations, VIII:59. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1958, oil on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.171
“Men exist for the sake of one another. Teach them then or…
Artist
Date1958
oil on fiberboard
Not on view