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Junius Brutus <I>Lucius Sawyer</I> Stearns

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Junius Brutus Lucius Sawyer Stearns

Birth
Arlington, Bennington County, Vermont, USA
Death
17 Sep 1885 (aged 75)
Kings County, New York, USA
Burial
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
NE Lot No. 37, Sect No. 17
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Stearns, Junius Brutus, N.A., artist; b. as Lucius Sawyer S., 15 Jun 1810, Monkton, VT, the eldest of seven ch., to Nathan and Mary (Morehouse) S.; d. 17 Sep 1885, as a result of a carriage accident, Brooklyn, NY; m. 2 Apr 1835, Emeline Heath, b. Jun 1815, d. 28 Jul 1881; both bur. Cypress Hills Cem. Brooklyn, NY; ch. Michael Angelo, Raphael Correggio, Junius Brutus, Jr., Sylvester L., and Edith Sylvia (Mrs. James S. Foy). Attended National Academy of Design, NYC. Elected Associate 1848, Academician, 1849. Recording secretary, N.A.D., 1850-1866. A painter of portraits, historical themes, genre, and some landscapes, Stearns' best known works are his series of five paintings of scenes in the life of George Washington depicting the first president as Citizen (his marriage), Farmer (at Mt. Vernon), Soldier (the French and Indian War), Statesman (at the Constitutional Convention), and Christian (his death). These five works are considered by experts to be Stearns' masterpiece series. rcr
Stearns, Junius Brutus, N.A., artist; b. as Lucius Sawyer S., 15 Jun 1810, Monkton, VT, the eldest of seven ch., to Nathan and Mary (Morehouse) S.; d. 17 Sep 1885, as a result of a carriage accident, Brooklyn, NY; m. 2 Apr 1835, Emeline Heath, b. Jun 1815, d. 28 Jul 1881; both bur. Cypress Hills Cem. Brooklyn, NY; ch. Michael Angelo, Raphael Correggio, Junius Brutus, Jr., Sylvester L., and Edith Sylvia (Mrs. James S. Foy). Attended National Academy of Design, NYC. Elected Associate 1848, Academician, 1849. Recording secretary, N.A.D., 1850-1866. A painter of portraits, historical themes, genre, and some landscapes, Stearns' best known works are his series of five paintings of scenes in the life of George Washington depicting the first president as Citizen (his marriage), Farmer (at Mt. Vernon), Soldier (the French and Indian War), Statesman (at the Constitutional Convention), and Christian (his death). These five works are considered by experts to be Stearns' masterpiece series. rcr

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