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DiaporamaCapri
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25.0 x 36.0 cm
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Artist Biography
Early Life and Education
- Born: Harrison County, United States of America (1846)
- Died: 1933
- William Henry Holmes was born on a farm near Cadiz, in Harrison County, Ohio, to Joseph and Mary Heberling Holmes on December 1, 1846.
- He graduated from the McNeely Normal School, Hopedale, Ohio in 1870.
- Briefly taught drawing, painting, natural history, and geology at the school.
- Received an honorary A.B. (Bachelor of Arts) degree from the school in 1889.
- Received an honorary Doctor of Science degree from The George Washington University in 1918.
Career as Artist, Illustrator and Geologist
- In 1871, he went to Washington, D.C., to study art under Theodore Kaufmann.
- Employed by the Smithsonian Institution drawing and sketching fossil shells and shells of live mollusks.
- Became an artist/topographer with the government survey of Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden in 1872, replacing Thomas Moran.
- First trip out West was to Yellowstone National Park.
- Gained a national reputation as a scientific illustrator, cartographer, pioneering archaeologist, and geologist during the 1870s.
- His work on the laccolith influenced Grove Karl Gilbert's own work.
- Worked closely with photographer William H. Jackson.
- Helped produce Hayden’s Geological and Geographical Atlas of Colorado (1877, 1881).
- Studied at Munich, Germany under Frank Duveneck to further his art studies.
- Took lessons in "museum making" from Adolphe B. Meyer of Dresden's Anthropology Museum.
- Assigned to Clarence Dutton as a geologist and illustrator after returning to the U.S.
- Illustrated the atlas for Dutton’s Tertiary History of the Grand Canyon District (1882).
- Created a triptych panorama of the Grand Canyon from Point Sublime, considered a masterpiece.
Archaeological Work and Ethnological Studies
- Began studying Ancestral Pueblo culture remains in Utah in 1875.
- His models of ancient Indian ruins were displayed at the Centennial International Exhibition in Philadelphia.
- Became an expert in prehistoric pottery, shell art, textiles, and Native American arts.
- Discovered and reported Indian petroglyphs in central West Virginia in 1889.
- Published "Art in Shell of the American Indians" (1883) and "Pottery of the Ancient Pueblos" (1886).
- Studied the Etowah Indian Mounds of the Mississippian culture in Georgia.
- Published his synthesis of pottery in 1903.
Museum Directorship and Later Life
- Served as head curator of anthropology at the U.S. National Museum (1897-1932).
- Chief of the Bureau of American Ethnology (1902–1909).
- Director of National Gallery of Art (now Smithsonian American Art Museum) (1920–32).
- Assembled exhibits of Indian arts from the Northwest Coast.
- Published "Handbook of Aboriginal American Antiquities" (1919).
- Lived in Royal Oak, Michigan upon retirement in 1932.
- Died April 20, 1933.
Legacy and Significance
- Known for his contributions to scientific illustration, archaeology, and anthropology.
- Influential figure in establishing professional archaeology in the United States.
- His work on the antiquity of humans in the Americas had a conservative influence on archaeological research.
- A "Renaissance Man" with diverse talents and interests.
- His detailed illustrations significantly contributed to geological and anthropological understanding.
William Henry Holmes
1846 - 1933 , United States of America
Quick Facts
- Artistic Movement Or Style: Scientific Illustration
- Artists Who Influenced This Artist:
- Theodore Kaufmann
- Frank Duveneck
- Date Of Birth: December 1, 1846
- Date Of Death: April 20, 1933
- Full Name: William Henry Holmes
- Nationality: American
- Notable Artworks:
- Long's Peak, Colorado, 1874
- Unmodified Rock Creek, about 1910
- Place Of Birth: Cadiz, Ohio, USA
