Creator Record
Metadata
Name |
Herring, James |
Dates & places of birth and death |
b. January 12, 1794 in London, England d. October 1867 in Paris |
Occupation |
New Jersey, Philadelphia, New York, Paris |
Notes |
James Herring was born in London, England on January 12, 1794. He came to New York in 1804 with his father, who worked as a brewer and distiller in the Bowery. James Herring spent his youth in New Jersey and New York City. He started his artistic career by coloring maps and prints. For a time he worked as a portrait and profile painter in New Jersey. Herring moved to Philadelphia for a time and colored maps for a living, but soon returned to New York. In New York he settled in Chatham Square and turned his attention to portrait painting. Herring had only one son, Frederick William, who was also an artist. The younger painter was born in New York City on November 24, 1821, and studied art with his father and with the painter Henry Inman. (Inman appears elsewhere on this web site.) Like his father, Frederick Herring was also a portrait painter. James Herring spent his last years in Paris, where he died in October 1867. http://www.ettc.net/njarts/details.cfm?ID=12 |
Places of residence |
London, England; New Jersey; New York; Philadelphia; Paris |
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