Edwin Whitefield
| Edwin Whitefield | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 22, 1816 East Lulworth, near Wareham, Dorset, England |
| Died |
December 26, 1892 (aged 76) Dedham, Massachusetts |
| Known for | landscape artist |
Edwin Whitefield (September 22, 1816 – December 26, 1892) was a landscape artist who is best known for his lithographed views of North American cities and for a number of illustrated books on colonial homes in New England.
Born in East Lulworth, near Wareham, Dorset, England,[1] he emigrated to the United States in 1838.
Whitefield Township in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota is named for the artist while nearby Lake Lillian was named for Whitefield's wife.[2]
Montreal painted by Whitefield in 1853-54
He died in Dedham, Massachusetts.
References
- ↑ "Edwin and Wilfred J. Whitefield". Minnesota Historical Society.
- ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 272.
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- The Winterthur Library Overview of an archival collection about Edwin Whitefield.
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