Daily Archives: septembrie 11, 2014

Thomas Hill (11 septembrie 1829 – 30 iunie 1908), pictor american

Thomas Hill - North Dome, Yosemite Valley

Thomas Hill – North Dome, Yosemite Valley

Thomas Hill - Ahwahneechee - Piute Indian at Bridal Veil Falls, Yosemite

Thomas Hill – Ahwahneechee – Piute Indian at Bridal Veil Falls, Yosemite

Thomas Hill - Bridal Veil Falls - Yosemite Valley

Thomas Hill – Bridal Veil Falls – Yosemite Valley

Thomas Hill - After the Storm, Yosemite Valley

Thomas Hill – After the Storm, Yosemite Valley

Thomas Hill - Yosemite valley

Thomas Hill – Yosemite valley

Thomas Hill - Royal Arches And Half Dome Yosemite

Thomas Hill – Royal Arches And Half Dome Yosemite

Thomas Hill - The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

Thomas Hill – The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

 Thomas Hill - Mount Shasta from Castle Lake

Thomas Hill – Mount Shasta from Castle Lake

Thomas Hill - View of the Yosemite Valley, 1871

Thomas Hill – View of the Yosemite Valley, 1871

Thomas Hill - Resting By A Stream

Thomas Hill – Resting By A Stream

Thomas Hill - Mount St. Helena Napa Valley 1887

Thomas Hill – Mount St. Helena Napa Valley 1887

Thomas Hill - Mountain Lake

Thomas Hill – Mountain Lake

 Thomas Hill - Mountain of the Holy Cross

Thomas Hill – Mountain of the Holy Cross

Thomas Hill - Sir Donald Peak and Selkirk Glacier, Canada

Thomas Hill – Sir Donald Peak and Selkirk Glacier, Canada

Thomas Hill - Hudson River Valley from the Catskill Mountain House

Thomas Hill – Hudson River Valley from the Catskill Mountain House

 Thomas Hill - Indian by a lake in a majestic California landscape

Thomas Hill – Indian by a lake in a majestic California landscape

Thomas Hill - San Diego Bay from Point Loma

Thomas Hill – San Diego Bay from Point Loma

 Thomas Hill - Lake Tahoe

Thomas Hill – Lake Tahoe

 Thomas Hill - In the Redwoods

Thomas Hill – In the Redwoods

Thomas Hill - California Redwood Trees

Thomas Hill – California Redwood Trees

Thomas Hill - Black Butte, Mount Shasta

Thomas Hill – Black Butte, Mount Shasta

Thomas Hill (11 septembrie 1829 – 30 iunie 1908) a fost un pictor american. A pictat multe picturi cu peisaje din California, in special din Yosemite Valley, precum si White Mountains din New Hampshire.
Thomas Hill s-a nascut in Anglia in 11 septembrie 1829. La varsta de 15 ani, el a emigrat in Statele Unite impreuna cu familia sa. S-au stabilit in Taunton, Massachusetts. In 1851 s-a casatorit cu Charlotte Elizabeth Hawkes. Au avut noua copii.

La varsta de 24 ani, Hill s-a inscris la cursurile serale de la Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) din Pennsylvania unde a studiat sub indrumarea pictorului american Peter Frederick Rothermel (1812–1895). In perioada cat a fost student, Hill a calatorit prin muntii White Mountains din New Hampshire si a desenat alaturi de membri ai scolii Hudson River School, ca de exemplu Benjamin Champney. In 1856, Hill si familia sa s-au mutat la San Francisco, California.

Impreuna cu pictorul Virgil Williams si fotograful Carleton Watkins, Hill a facut prima sa excursie in Yosemite Valley in anul 1865. In urmatorul an, Hill a calatorit pe East Coast si Europa. Si-a stabilit familia pe East Coast insa a continuat sa faca excursii de schite pe West Coast si a paticipat la intalniri ale asociatiei San Francisco Art Association. Si-a mutat familia inapoi in San Francisco in anul 1873.

Hill facea anual excursii de schite in Yosemite, Mount Shasta, precum si in White Mountains. Hill se ocupa de o galerie de arta si un magazin de arta. Se intretinea din investitii in arta precum si din arta lui.Mariajul lui s-a incheiat in anii 1880.
Spre sfarsitul vietii si-a deschis un atelier la hotelul Yosemite’s Wawona Hotel. Dupa ce a suferit un infarct, Hill a plecat din Yosemite de-a lungul coastei californiene, facand opriri in Coronado, San Diego si Santa Barbara. A murit in Raymond, California, in 30 iunie 1908 si a fost inmormantat in cimitirul Mountain View Cemetery din Oakland, California.

Thomas Hill (11 septembrie 1829 – 30 iunie 1908), pictor american