Artist

George Henry Durrie

born New Haven, CT 1820-died New Haven, CT 1863
Also known as
  • George H. Durrie
Born
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Died
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Biography

Born 6 June 1820, Hartford, Conn. Before 1839, as self-taught artist painted portraits in area around New Haven and Bethany, Conn. 1839, instruction from Nathaniel Jocelyn, a New Haven engraver and painter of portraits and miniatures. 1840–42, divided time between Connecticut and New Jersey. Then settled in New Haven except for painting trips to New Jersey, New York, and Virginia. About 1850, turned to painting rural genre scenes and winter landscapes. After 1860, Currier and Ives produced ten prints after his paintings (six appeared posthumously). Died 15 October 1863, New Haven.

William Kloss Treasures from the National Museum of American Art (Washington, D.C. and London: National Museum of American Art with the Smithsonian Institution Press, 1985)

Works by this artist (3 items)

Prescott Jones, Church at Pigeon Cove, 1936, watercolor and pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1979.10.5
Church at Pigeon Cove
Artist
Date1936
watercolor and pencil on paper
Not on view
Prescott Jones, Mountains near Resurrection Bay, Alaska, n.d., watercolor, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1972.29
Mountains near Resurrection Bay, Alaska
Artist
Daten.d.
watercolor
Not on view
Prescott Jones, McKinley Park Station in Snow, ca. 1933-1943, watercolor and pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1972.95
McKinley Park Station in Snow
Artist
Dateca. 1933-1943
watercolor and pencil on paper
Not on view