Charles Walter Stetson
Charles Walter Stetson (March 25, 1858 – July 21, 1911) was an American artist often described as a "colorist" for his rich use of color.
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Charles Walter Stetson
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- Name
- Charles Walter Stetson
- Born
- 25 March 1858
- Birthplace
- Tiverton Four Corners, Rhode Island, U.S.
- Died
- 21 July 1911
- Place of death
- Rome, Italy
- Nationality
- United States.
- Occupation
- etcher, painter and artist.
- Languages
- English.
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Charles Walter Stetson (March 25, 1858 – July 21, 1911) was an American artist often described as a "colorist" for his rich use of color.
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Charles Walter Stetson (1858–1911) was an artist, etcher and painter, of American nationality. The artist was born in Tiverton Four Corners Historic District and died in Rome. Charles Walter Stetson worked in Rome.
Languages used include English. Works are held at Pinacoteca de São Paulo and Smithsonian American Art Museum.
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• Name — Charles Walter Stetson • Born — 25 March 1858 • Birthplace — Tiverton Four Corners, Rhode Island, U.S. • Died — 21 July 1911 • Place of death — Rome, Italy • Children — 1
Life
Life
Stetson was born in Tiverton Four Corners, Rhode Island on March 25, 1858. His father was a Baptist preacher, and the family faced economic worries. Stetson was a self-taught painter. At the age of 14 he began painting, and at the age of 20 he opened his own studio in Providence, Rhode Island. He became friends with fellow artists Edward Bannister and George William Whitaker. Their meetings together resulted in the founding of the Providence Art Club on February 19, 1880. He married Charlotte Perkins in 1884. Their only child was born in 1885, they were separated in 1888, and they divorced amicably in 1894. Not long after, Stetson married Charlotte's cousin and closest friend, poet Grace Ellery Channing. After marrying Grace, Stetson moved to California, and then in 1901 they moved to Rome, Kingdom of Italy. Stetson died in Rome in 1911.
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1858
Charles Walter Stetson born at Tiverton Four Corners Historic District.
1911
Charles Walter Stetson died on 1 January 1911.
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Tiverton Four Corners Historic District.
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Stetson was more widely known outside of the state than other Rhode Island artists of his time. His work stood out for its allegorical, imaginative qualities and greater richness of color.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q5083338: Charles Walter Stetson
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- “Charles Walter Stetson”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Honors
Stetson was inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame in 2011.
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- 1.MacMillan Company. American Art Annual, Volume 9. 318. 1911.
- 2.Houghton Mifflin Company. Rhode Island, a Guide to the Smallest State. 153. 1937. 9781623760380.
- 3.Inductee Details: Charles Walter Stetson. Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Endure: The Diaries of Charles Walter Stetson, edited by Mary Armfield Hill, Temple University Press (1985)
- The Diaries of Charlotte Perkins Gilman, edited by Denise D. Knight, University Press of Virginia (1994)
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Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the headings Charles Stetson, Charles Watson Stetson, Charles W. Stetson, Stetson and ch. Watts stetson. His recorded language was English. He married Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
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