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Edward Mitchell Bannister

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Black Canadian-American visual artist (1828-1901)

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Edward Mitchell Bannister was a Canadian-American oil painter of the American Barbizon school. Born in colonial New Brunswick, he spent his adult life in New England in the United States.

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Masthead of The Liberator, 1861Masthead of The Liberator, 1861Portrait of Christiana Carteaux Bannister, Edward Mitchell Bannister, c. 1860Portrait of Christiana Carteaux Bannister, Edward Mitchell Bannister, c. 1860The Twelfth Baptist Church, where Bannister and Carteaux were membersThe Twelfth Baptist Church, where Bannister and Carteaux were membersPainting completed around the time of Under the Oaks and thought to resemble its composition.[12]: 36  Oak Trees, oil on canvas, 1876Painting completed around the time of Under the Oaks and thought to resemble its composition.[12]: 36  Oak Trees, oil on canvas, 1876Facade of the Seril Dodge House at right, where the Providence Art Club was first permanently located in 1886[23]Facade of the Seril Dodge House at right, where the Providence Art Club was first permanently located in 1886[23]Art historians have suggested that the figure at left might be a Bannister self-portrait.[12]: 53  People Near Boat, Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1893, oil on canvasArt historians have suggested that the figure at left might be a Bannister self-portrait.[12]: 53  People Near Boat, Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1893, oil on canvasApproaching Storm, Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1886, oil on canvas, 102.2 cm x 152.4 cmApproaching Storm, Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1886, oil on canvas, 102.2 cm x 152.4 cm

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Edward Mitchell Bannister was a Canadian-American oil painter of the American Barbizon school. Born in colonial New Brunswick, he spent his adult life in New England in the United States. There, along with his wife Christiana Carteaux, he was a prominent member of African-American cultural and political communities, such as the Boston abolition movement. Bannister received national recognition after he won a first prize in painting at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition. He was also a founding member of the Providence Art Club and the Rhode Island School of Design.

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Lived 1828 to 1901 · aged 72
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