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 Subject Matter: Media: Oil Art Associations: Art Awards: Art Exhibition: Biography of Barton S. Hays 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.
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