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Chester Harding
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Chester Harding: portrait of Amos Lawrence Lyman Beecher Otis, Harrison Gray
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Color pastels, colored chalk, colorful chalk. Hompepage blog 2009, arts and entertainment, history and society
Ultimate Art Quiz
Close-up of a palette held by a man. Mixing paint, painting, color mixing.
Artists, Painters, & Architects
Tate Modern extension Switch House, London, England. (Tavatnik, museums). Photo dated 2017.
Can You Match These Lesser-Known Paintings to Their Artists?
"The Birth of Venus," tempera on canvas by Sandro Botticelli, c. 1485; in the Uffizi, Florence.
Who Painted the Most Expensive Paintings in the World?
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Aerial view of Florence (Firenze), Italy from the campanile of the Duomo, with the gigantic dome (designed by Filippo Brunelleschi) in the foreground. Unidentifiable tourists are visible on top of the dome, which provide a measure of the building s scale.
25 Famous Paintings to See the Next Time You’re in Florence
Vandalized Art list. Combo of EB owned illustration (top) and parent Asset 182294. 4 of 11 The Rokeby Venus by Diego Velazquez was hit with a meat cleaver by Mary Richardson
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Painting palette with oil paints and brushes. Rainbow colored paints, arts and entertainment
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Members of the public view artwork by Damien Hirst entitled: The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living - in the Tate Modern art gallery on April 2, 2012 in London, England. (see notes) (1991) Tiger shark, glass, steel
Vile or Visionary?: 11 Art Controversies of the Last Four Centuries
Sculpture of woman before restoration (left) and after restoration on the exterior of an office building in Palencia, Spain. (art restoration)
5 Art Restorations Gone Wrong
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King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)
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Stylish light blue jeans on wooden background, closeup of inset pocket
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The Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. (Civil War, Pennsylvania)
9 Worst Generals in History
Nativity Scene, Adoration of the Magi, Church of the Birth of the Virgin Mary, Montenegro
Why Is Christmas in December?
Entrants falling and tumbling over while chasing the cheese at the 2016 'Cheese Rolling' held at Cooper's Hill, in the Cotswolds, Brockworth England
7 of the World’s Most Dangerous Festivals
Orange basketball on black background and with low key lighting. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society
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The impeachment trial of Pres. Andrew Johnson, illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, March 28, 1868.
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Chester Harding: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Leah Lipton, A Truthful Likeness: Chester Harding and His Portraits (1985).

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Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Mar 28, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Mar 11, 2024
Anniversary information added. Aug 28, 2023
Modified title of Web site: National Gallery of Art, U.S.A. - Biography of Chester Harding. Jul 23, 2019
Add new Web site: The State Historical Society of Missouri - Historic Missourians - Biography of Chester Harding. Mar 30, 2017
Add new Web site: National Gallery of Art, U.S.A. - Biography of Chester Harding. Feb 05, 2015
Article revised. Feb 01, 2002
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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