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Robert Henri (aka Robert Henry Cozad) |
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(Cincinnati, OH, 6/22/1865 - 7/12/1929, Cincinnati, OH) |
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Raised in the West and in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Henri worked in a variety of jobs as a youth. He eventually pursued his interest in art by enrolling in the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia in his early twenties. There, he studied with Thomas Anshutz, a painter known for his naturalistic depictions of everyday life and his interest in working people.
Henri studied in Paris from 1888 to 1891 then returned to Philadelphia, where he taught for a time at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women. Further travel in Europe from 1895 - 1900 followed. Henri eventually settled in New York. He began teaching at the New York School of Art in 1902 and started his own school in 1909.
Henri was one of the most significant teachers in the history of American art, influencing an entire generation of students through his lectures and writings. "The Art Spirit," published in 1923 and still in print, encapsulates his philosophy. Henri also campaigned for changes to the out-dated exhibition system at the National Academy of Design and encouraged the establishment of alternative exhibition venues.
Henri's great strength was in portraiture. He is known for his lush palette--influenced in his early years by Edouard Manet and later by the color system devised by theorist Hardesty Maratta--and his uniquely pentrating study of individual character. His travels in Mexico and Ireland resulted in a number of insightful and charming portraits of children.
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