John william casilear biography of donald

  • John William Casilear was born in New York City on June 25, 1811.
  • John William Casilear (June 25, 1811 – August 17, 1893) was an American landscape artist belonging to the Hudson River School.
  • John William Casilear's quietly luminous painting depicts the view from the southern of head end of the lake looking toward the Tongue Mountain range.

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    Study of Rocks

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    Casilear probably made this drawing during one of his sketching trips through the White Mountains. The practice of drawing from nature was advocated by the British critic John Ruskin, whose writings were popular in the English-speaking world. Although Casilear’s drawings of rocks were ultimately inspired by Ruskin’s emphasis on the beauty and visual interest of geological formations, two of the rocky outcroppings on this sheet recall illustrations by James Duffield Harding, a British artist whose drawing books were advertised in “The Crayon” in the 1850s. Casilear was undoubtedly familiar with the writings of his friend, the landscape painter Asher B. Durand, who recommended that students devote themselves to drawing simple objects such as “a fragment of rock, or trunk of a tree.”

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    Title:Study of Rocks

    Artist:John William Casilear (American, New York 1811–1893 Saratoga Springs, New York)

    Date:ca. 1850–60

    Culture:American

    Medium:Grap

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    This is a follow-up to Essayk's post on 8/8/13 under the #65-E15h thread. As personal disclosure, I have studied Casilear for about a decade. His contributions to line engraving in fine art and bank note pieces and in oil landscape painting in this country are well known and highly regarded (today much less than when he was active though he is still eminently collectible). However, little research has been done trying to pinpoint his contributions to stamp design/engraving. He had joined Toppan, Carpenter Co. (TC) as a partner January 1, 1850 - after many prior years working directly and indirectly with all the other partners - with the expressed purpose of leveraging his name and talents to secure additional patronage for the firm. This was made clear in a beautifully engraved broadside announcement that was sent out to clients and other interested parties the date of his joining the firm: "will we trust secure to our new firm an increase of the patronage which has been herebefore bestowed upon us by Banking Institutions, Government, State Governments and Corporations".

    In his post of 8/8/13, Essayk hints at Casilear's part

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    George Conductor Vincent Skilfulness Museum 1.23.23
    Source/PhotographerCrawdad Blues (photographed 19 Jan 2023)
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