Junius brutus stearns biography meaning
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Junius Brutus Stearns (born Lucius Sawyer Stearns) (1810, Arlington, VT — 1885, Brooklyn, NY ) was an American painter best known for his five part Washington Series (1847–1856).[1]
He was member of the National Academy of Design for several decades and member of its Council.
Junius brutus stearns biography meaning
His painting The Millennium was submitted as credentials for his admission, a painting discussed in great detail in the book Something Coming: Apocalyptic Expectation and Mid-Nineteenth-Century American Painting [2]
Who was JB Stearns?
Despite that Butler Art [1] reports Junius as having been born "Raphael Stearns", Junius Brutus Stearns was actually born Lucius Sawyer Stearns[3] June 2, 1810, in Vermont.
He died September 17, 1885, in Brooklyn, New York, in a horse and carriage accident after returning from a night at the theatre[4]. He named two sons after him, one Lucius Stearns, and the other Junius Brutus Stearns, Jr.
JB Stearns, Jr., served in the Civil War in the 44th Regiment[5]. JB Stearns served in