Carl Wilhelm Hahn
Illustration — Yosemite Valley from Glacier Point, 1874 William Hahn (born Carl Wilhelm Hahn; 7 January 1829 – 8 June 1887), was a German painter active in the United States known for his genre paintings of California. He befriended Scotch artist William Keith, and accompanied Keith to the United States, where the two founded a Boston studio before traveling to California.
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Carl Wilhelm Hahn
Carl Wilhelm Hahn · Bridgeman Art Library: Object 331423 · Public domain
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- 1829
- Died
- 1887
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Illustration — Yosemite Valley from Glacier Point, 1874 William Hahn (born Carl Wilhelm Hahn; 7 January 1829 – 8 June 1887), was a German painter active in the United States known for his genre paintings of California. He befriended Scotch artist William Keith, and accompanied Keith to the United States, where the two founded a Boston studio before traveling to California.
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Carl Wilhelm Hahn was born on 7 January 1829.
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Carl Wilhelm Hahn died on 8 June 1887.
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- 1.Peter C. Merrill. German Immigrant Artists in America: A Biographical Dictionary. Scarecrow Press. 88. 1997. 978-0-8108-3266-4.
- 2.Harlow, Ann. The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art. Oxford University Press. 424–425. 2011. 978-0-19-533579-8.
- 3.Arkelian, Marjorie Dakin. William Hahn Genre Painter 1829–1887. Oakland Museum. 1976. 557759189.
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