Edward Mitchell Bannister
born St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada 1828-died Providence, RI 1901
Bannister grew up in St Andrews, New Brunswick, moved to Boston and worked as a barber while training as a painter. Around 1870 he settled in Providence, Rhode Island, where his pastoral landscapes, influenced by the French Barbizon painters, found admirers. His Under the Oaks won a first-prize medal at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, making him the first African American artist to win a major national award. He helped found the Providence Art Club.
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- In the collection
- 3 worksDated 1897–1898
- Mostly
- Painting
- Courtesy of
- The Smithsonian American Art Museum
