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Andrew john henry way biography sample

          A native of Washington, DC, he began his art education in Cincinnati with the portraitist John Peter Frankenstein around , prior to studies in Baltimore..

          Andrew John Henry Way ( - ) was active/lived in Maryland, District Of Columbia.

        1. Andrew John Henry Way ( - ) was active/lived in Maryland, District Of Columbia.
        2. Born in Washington, DC in , Andrew John Henry Way studied art in Cincinnati and Baltimore, then went to Europe in to continue his.
        3. A native of Washington, DC, he began his art education in Cincinnati with the portraitist John Peter Frankenstein around , prior to studies in Baltimore.
        4. Andrew John Henry Way's composition with a pair of pineapples prominently featured as a powerful symbol of welcome, friendship and hospitality.
        5. BIOGRAPHY: Still life, portrait and landscape painter, Andrew John Henry Way was born in Washington, D. C., 27 April, and died in Baltimore, Maryland.

          6. Andrew John Henry Way

          American painter

          Bunch of Grapes
          ArtistAndrew John Henry Way
          Year1873
          MediumOil on Canvas
          Dimensions105.4 cm × 91.4 cm (41.5 in × 36.0 in)
          LocationThe Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

          Andrew John Henry Way was a portraitist and still life painter born in 1826 in Washington, D.C.

          He died in 1888 in Baltimore, Maryland.

          Life and career

          Way studied with artists John P. Frankenstein and Alfred J. Miller in the U.S. In 1850 he went to Europe and studied in both Paris and Florence. In 1859 he gained the attention of Emanuel Leutze and thereafter changed his focus to still life painting instead of portraits.

          In 1876, Way received a medal for excellence at the Centennial Exposition.[1]

          In 1866, the art collector William Thompson Walters acquired property on Woodburne Ave near Govanstown (later became Saint Mary's).

          Walters was interested in growing grapes, and hired Andrew Jo