Christopher Shearer
Evans, 1976.18.1 Christopher High Shearer (1846–1926) was a prolific American painter in Berks County, Pennsylvania, known primarily for his large landscape paintings. Born May 18, 1846, in Reading, Pennsylvania to Christopher and Catherine Shearer. At age 18, Christopher showed an interest in painting professionally, and became a student of both Devlan and Raser.
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Christopher Shearer
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- 1846 · Reading.
- Died
- 1926 · Reading.
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- United States
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- painter
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Evans, 1976.18.1 Christopher High Shearer (1846–1926) was a prolific American painter in Berks County, Pennsylvania, known primarily for his large landscape paintings. Born May 18, 1846, in Reading, Pennsylvania to Christopher and Catherine Shearer. At age 18, Christopher showed an interest in painting professionally, and became a student of both Devlan and Raser.
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Born at Reading in 1846, died in Reading in 1926.
Work by Christopher Shearer is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art and Reading Public Museum.
Christopher Shearer, Christopher High Shearer - Landscape - 1922.411.1 - Reading Public Museum
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Christopher Shearer, Christopher High Shearer - Indian Summer - 1913.19.7 - Reading Public Museum
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- 2.Bettina Baumgärtel, Sabine Schroyen, Lydia Immerheiser, Sabine Teichgröb: Verzeichnis der ausländischen Künstler und Künstlerinnen. Nationalität, Aufenthalt und Studium in Düsseldorf. In: Bettina Baumgärtel (Hrsg.): Die Düsseldorfer Malerschule und ihre internationale Ausstrahlung 1819–1918. Michael Imhof Verlag, Petersberg 2011, ISBN 978-3-86568-702-9, Band 1, S. 440
- 3.Michael D. Anderson: Reading Public Museum Honors Its Cultural Centennial with Celebrations and Historical Exhibitions, Artikel vom 4. Juni 2013 im Portal artfixdaily.com, abgerufen am 15. Januar 2017
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