James McDougal Hart (American, 1828-1901)

Landscape painter, born in Kilmarnock, Scotland, May 10, 1828. Brother to William Howard Hart. He was brought to America in 1831 and apprenticed to a coach painter. In 1851 he went to Dusseldorf, Germany, for a year’s study and returning home settled in New York City. Elected Associate of National Academy in 1857 and National Academy in 1859. Represented at Corcoran Art Gallery, Washington, DC, by The Drove at the Ford. He died October 24, 1901 in Brooklyn, NY.

Studied:

Apprenticed to a sign painter in Albany, NY; Schirmer in Düsseldorf, Germany, 1850-53; Munich.

Member:

ANA, 1857; NA, 1859 (vice pres.)

Exhibited:

NAD, 1862, 1870-1900; Brooklyn AA, 1863-83; PAFA, 1867-69, 1876, 1880-83; Boston AC, 1873, 1875; Centennial Expo., 1876 (med.); Mechanics Inst., Boston (gold); AIC, 1888, 1904; Paris Expo., 1889 (med.); CGA; NAD (1853-1900)

Work:

MMA; BM; NY State Hist. Assn; Corcoran Gallery; Vassar College

Resources:

G & W; WW01; DAB; Cowdrey, NAD; Cowdrey, AA & AAU; Swan, BA; Rutledge, PA; Rutledge, MHS; NYBD 1857-60; Panorama (May-June 1949), 104-105, repros.; Antiques (June 1945), 316, repro.; Met. Must. Cat. 1922-26; Corcoran Gallery Cat. 1947; Baigell, Dictionary; Keene Valley; The Landscape and Its Artists intro.; Gerdts, Art Across America, vol. 1: 175; 300 Years of American Art, 230; For Beauty and for Truth, 62 (w/repro.); Art in Conn.: Early Days to the Guilded Age; Falk, Exh. Record Series; Who was Who in American Art 400 Years of Artists in America vol. 2, 1476.