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Robert Henri (/ ˈ h ɛ n r aɪ /; June 24, 1865 – July 12, 1929) was an American painter and teacher. As a young man, he studied in Paris, where he identified strongly with the Impressionists, and determined to lead an even more dramatic revolt against American academic art, as reflected by the conservative National Academy of Design .
Robert Henri (born June 25, 1865, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.—died July 12, 1929, New York, New York) was an urban realist painter, a leader of The Eight and the Ashcan School and one of the most influential teachers of art in the United States at the beginning of the 20th century.
American Painter and Teacher. Born: June 24, 1865 - Cincinnati, Ohio. Died: July 12, 1929 - New York, New York. Movements and Styles: Impressionism. , American Impressionism. , Ashcan School. , American Realism. "I am interested in art as a means of living a life; not as a means of making a living." 1 of 8. Summary of Robert Henri.
View all 263 artworks. Robert Henri lived in the XIX – XX cent., a remarkable figure of American New Realism (American Realism). Find more works of this artist at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.
Robert Henri. born Cincinnati, OH 1865-died New York City 1929. Painter and master teacher. A member of The Eight, he led a crusade away from traditional academic painting and sought to link art with life, not theories.
Sep 29, 2017 · Robert Henri was born Robert Henry Cozad in Cincinnati, Ohio, on June 24, 1865, the son of a professional gambler and real estate developer. The family lived in Nebraska and Colorado, but fled east when the father shot and killed a rancher over a land dispute and was indicted for manslaughter. They changed their last name because of the ensuing ...
About Robert Henri. Robert Henri, 1900. Courtesy Library of Congress. Robert Henri (Robert Henry Cozad) was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on June 24, 1865. He came to Nebraska with his family during the 1870s homesteading era. After his father, John Cozad, had a dispute with a local rancher whom he killed, the family changed their identity, and ...
