John Henry Hill
American painter and printmaker, 1839–1922
SchoolPre-Raphaelite
BiographyJohn Henry Hill was an American Pre-Raphaelite artist and follower of the British critic John Ruskin. From the 1850s to his death, Hill produced paintings, drawings, and, as a leader of the American etching revival, prints. Hill and his father, John William Hill, were among the earliest followers of Ruskin in the United States, having read "Modern Painters" around 1855. Both father and son exhibited prominently in New York and received substantial critical attention for their zealously executed nature studies and landscapes of modest dimensions. In 1863, they were among the founding members of the Association of the Advancement of Truth in Art, the group that would become known as the American Pre-Raphaelites. Together with their colleagues, they produced art and published a journal, "The New Path," that advocated for the abolition of slavery and for progressive political reform.Person TypeIndividual
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English architectural critic and author, 1819–1900
American painter, illustrator, author, 1895–1976
English model, painter, and poet, 1829–1862
English painter and designer, 1821–1893
American painter and printmaker, 1834–1903
English designer, writer, and activist, 1834–1896
British painter, collector, dealer, 1849–1919
German printmaker and sculptor, 1867–1945
English painter, illustrator, and designer, 1833–1911
