Artist: Barton S. Hays
Birth: April 5, 1826
Birth City: Greenville, Ohio
Birth County: Darke
Death: March 14, 1914
Death City: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Burial: Unknown
Married: Amy Woodsman
Children: Lydia Rankin and one other child name unknown
2nd Mariage: Ellen Houser
2nd Marriage Children: Samantha and one other child name unknown
Artist Summary
Formal Training: Self-Taught
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Media: Oil
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In addition to painting, Barton was also a teacher and spent several years at the McLean's Female Seminary teaching students. Hays became a well-known artist in Cincinnati and moved there for a short period, after selling 32 paintings at auction in Cincinnati. Eventually, he moved his family back to Indianapolis and according to Mary made a good living. "Hays continued to work painting mostly portraits for which he received seventy-five dollars for a head and one hundred dollars if it included hands. His commissions were sufficient to support his family of six in relative comfort" One hundred dollars in 1870 would be equivalent to approximately $1,800 today.
Although Barton was making a good living in Indianapolis he decided to move his family to Minneapolis and opened a studio to continue painting portrait and landscapes. Barton is known for having the well know William Merrit Chase as one of his students.
Sources
Mary Quick Burnet - Art and Artists of Indiana - New York: Century 1921
Birth: April 5, 1826
Birth City: Greenville, Ohio
Birth County: Darke
Death: March 14, 1914
Death City: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Burial: Unknown
Married: Amy Woodsman
Children: Lydia Rankin and one other child name unknown
2nd Mariage: Ellen Houser
2nd Marriage Children: Samantha and one other child name unknown
Artist Summary
Formal Training: Self-Taught
Subject Matter:
Media: Oil
Art Associations:
Art Awards:
Art Exhibition:
Biography of Barton S. Hays
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| Barton S. Hays Still Life |
Barton S. Hays traveled to Indiana in the mid-1800s and settled in northern Indiana. He lived in Wingate, Covington, and Attica Indiana. He was also an abolitionist, and since panoramas were becoming popular for the time, Barton painted a panorama depicting the scenes from Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin. With excellent reviews from the public, Harriet encouraged Barton to paint another panorama which he did with good reviews.
Life In Indianapolis
In 1858 Barton Hays moved to Indianapolis and according to Mary Burnet "He formed a partnership with a photographer under the firm name of Hays and Runnion." Hays maintained a studio in the same building as Jacob Cox and spent time in his studio painting primarily portraits. Due to his connection with photography, he also painted enlarged photographs.In addition to painting, Barton was also a teacher and spent several years at the McLean's Female Seminary teaching students. Hays became a well-known artist in Cincinnati and moved there for a short period, after selling 32 paintings at auction in Cincinnati. Eventually, he moved his family back to Indianapolis and according to Mary made a good living. "Hays continued to work painting mostly portraits for which he received seventy-five dollars for a head and one hundred dollars if it included hands. His commissions were sufficient to support his family of six in relative comfort" One hundred dollars in 1870 would be equivalent to approximately $1,800 today.
Although Barton was making a good living in Indianapolis he decided to move his family to Minneapolis and opened a studio to continue painting portrait and landscapes. Barton is known for having the well know William Merrit Chase as one of his students.
Sources
Mary Quick Burnet - Art and Artists of Indiana - New York: Century 1921
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