George C. Lambdin
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George Cochran Lambdin was an American Victorian artist, best known for his paintings of flowers.
The son of the portrait painter James Reid Lambdin (1807-1889), he studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
in Philadelphia, and exhibited there beginning in 1848.
During the American Civil War
, he worked with the United States Sanitary Commission
, distributing medicines and bandages. He painted genre scenes of camp life, and domestic scenes that often included soldiers. Many of these became popular lithographs.
He was in poor health, beginning in middle age, and settled in the Germantown section of Philadelphia. There, he concentrated on painting flowers, especially roses, for the last 25 years of his life.
Lambdin was elected to the National Academy of Arts
in 1867, and was an academician of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
.
The son of the portrait painter James Reid Lambdin (1807-1889), he studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is a museum and art school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1805 and is the oldest art museum and school in the United States. The academy's museum is internationally known for its collections of 19th and 20th century American paintings,...
in Philadelphia, and exhibited there beginning in 1848.
During the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, he worked with the United States Sanitary Commission
United States Sanitary Commission
The United States Sanitary Commission was a private relief agency created by federal legislation on June 18, 1861, to support sick and wounded soldiers of the U.S. Army during the American Civil War. It operated across the North, raised its own funds, and enlisted thousands of volunteers...
, distributing medicines and bandages. He painted genre scenes of camp life, and domestic scenes that often included soldiers. Many of these became popular lithographs.
He was in poor health, beginning in middle age, and settled in the Germantown section of Philadelphia. There, he concentrated on painting flowers, especially roses, for the last 25 years of his life.
Lambdin was elected to the National Academy of Arts
National Academy of Arts
The National Academy of Arts is an institution of higher education in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It is the oldest and most renowned academy of arts in the country....
in 1867, and was an academician of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is a museum and art school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1805 and is the oldest art museum and school in the United States. The academy's museum is internationally known for its collections of 19th and 20th century American paintings,...
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External links
- George C. Lambdin biography from Questroyal Fine Arts.
- George C. Lambdin from AskArt.
- George C. Lambdin from ArtNet.