Robert Swain Gifford

Robert Swain Gifford (1840–1905) was an American painter and etcher.

Also recorded as R. Swain Gifford.

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Overview

Born at Dukes County in 1840, died at New York City in 1905.

In detail

training under William Bradford is recorded. the recorded working language is English.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are landscape. The authority associates the name with Orientalism.

Work by Robert Swain Gifford is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Sources

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    “Robert Swain Gifford”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1517240: Robert Swain Gifford

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