Post by robertemmett on Jun 20, 2007 19:25:23 GMT -5
There is a new major exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art which should be of interest to scholars of the Texas Revolution. Ranney was a volunteer in the Texian army, enlisting soon after the fall of the Alamo and went on to make a name for himself as a painter of western scenes.
Forging an American Identity: The Art of William Ranney
June 26, 2007 - August 19, 2007
The Philadelphia Museum of Art
The first retrospective of the work of the narrative painter William Ranney (1813–1857) in 40 years, this exhibition brings together some 60 paintings and drawings that open a window on American culture in the mid-nineteenth century. A popular artist in his time, Ranney was best known for his western scenes, but he was also praised for his lively hunting and sporting pictures, his historical and rural genre scenes, and his portraits. This exhibition surveys all aspects of Ranney's work, including many paintings that rarely travel and others that are newly rediscovered.
Here is an excerpt from the HANDBOOK OF TEXAS ONLINE:
RANNEY, WILLIAM TYLEE (1813-1857)..... Shortly after the battle of the Alamo in March 1836, Ranney enlisted with Capt. Henry A. Hubbel in New Orleans and went to Texas to participate in the Texas Revolution. He acted as regimental paymaster in Capt. C. A. W. Fowler's First Regiment of Volunteers from May 18 until November 18, 1836. Ranney served nearly nine months in all, mostly near the town of Columbia (now West Columbia), and received bounty grants in addition to his army salary. After he left the army he remained in Texas and made sketches that provided the basis for some of his later paintings.
link to the Philadelphia Museum of Art:
www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions/258.html?page=1
Cheers,
Robert Emmett
Forging an American Identity: The Art of William Ranney
June 26, 2007 - August 19, 2007
The Philadelphia Museum of Art
The first retrospective of the work of the narrative painter William Ranney (1813–1857) in 40 years, this exhibition brings together some 60 paintings and drawings that open a window on American culture in the mid-nineteenth century. A popular artist in his time, Ranney was best known for his western scenes, but he was also praised for his lively hunting and sporting pictures, his historical and rural genre scenes, and his portraits. This exhibition surveys all aspects of Ranney's work, including many paintings that rarely travel and others that are newly rediscovered.
Here is an excerpt from the HANDBOOK OF TEXAS ONLINE:
RANNEY, WILLIAM TYLEE (1813-1857)..... Shortly after the battle of the Alamo in March 1836, Ranney enlisted with Capt. Henry A. Hubbel in New Orleans and went to Texas to participate in the Texas Revolution. He acted as regimental paymaster in Capt. C. A. W. Fowler's First Regiment of Volunteers from May 18 until November 18, 1836. Ranney served nearly nine months in all, mostly near the town of Columbia (now West Columbia), and received bounty grants in addition to his army salary. After he left the army he remained in Texas and made sketches that provided the basis for some of his later paintings.
link to the Philadelphia Museum of Art:
www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions/258.html?page=1
Cheers,
Robert Emmett
