Gifford was one of the first artists in the United States to employ etching as a technique. He was a founder of the New York Etchers Club. He was also an Associate (1867) and an Academician (1878) of the National Academy of Design; American Society of Painters in Watercolor; The Tile Club; Society of London Painters; Society of American Artists (founding member, 1877); American Water Color Society; National Arts Club; American Art Galleries; Society of Landscape Painters (1899); Royal Society of Painters and Etchers, London, England.
Awards include 1876 Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia (gold); 1901 Pan-American Exposition (silver); 1902 Charleston Exposition (gold); Prize Fund Exhibition, American Art Association (1885). Illustrator: Picturesque America, (1872); "Harriman Alaska Expedition," (1869). Art instructor and director at the Cooper Union Art School, New York City (1866-1896). Advisory Committee on F.A., N.Y. World's Columbian Exposition.
Gifford's work is represented in the permanent collections at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; National Academy of Design; National Arts Club; Corcoran Gallery of Art; Millicent Library, Fairhaven; National Museum of American Art, Washington, D.C.; New Bedford Free Public Library; Old Dartmouth Historical Society, New Bedford, Massachusetts.
Awards include 1876 Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia (gold); 1901 Pan-American Exposition (silver); 1902 Charleston Exposition (gold); Prize Fund Exhibition, American Art Association (1885). Illustrator: Picturesque America, (1872); "Harriman Alaska Expedition," (1869). Art instructor and director at the Cooper Union Art School, New York City (1866-1896). Advisory Committee on F.A., N.Y. World's Columbian Exposition.
Gifford's work is represented in the permanent collections at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; National Academy of Design; National Arts Club; Corcoran Gallery of Art; Millicent Library, Fairhaven; National Museum of American Art, Washington, D.C.; New Bedford Free Public Library; Old Dartmouth Historical Society, New Bedford, Massachusetts.
Gifford was one of the first artists in the United States to employ etching as a technique. He was a founder of the New York Etchers Club. He was also an Associate (1867) and an Academician (1878) of the National Academy of Design; American Society of Painters in Watercolor; The Tile Club; Society of London Painters; Society of American Artists (founding member, 1877); American Water Color Society; National Arts Club; American Art Galleries; Society of Landscape Painters (1899); Royal Society of Painters and Etchers, London, England.
Awards include 1876 Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia (gold); 1901 Pan-American Exposition (silver); 1902 Charleston Exposition (gold); Prize Fund Exhibition, American Art Association (1885). Illustrator: Picturesque America, (1872); "Harriman Alaska Expedition," (1869). Art instructor and director at the Cooper Union Art School, New York City (1866-1896). Advisory Committee on F.A., N.Y. World's Columbian Exposition.
Gifford's work is represented in the permanent collections at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; National Academy of Design; National Arts Club; Corcoran Gallery of Art; Millicent Library, Fairhaven; National Museum of American Art, Washington, D.C.; New Bedford Free Public Library; Old Dartmouth Historical Society, New Bedford, Massachusetts.
Awards include 1876 Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia (gold); 1901 Pan-American Exposition (silver); 1902 Charleston Exposition (gold); Prize Fund Exhibition, American Art Association (1885). Illustrator: Picturesque America, (1872); "Harriman Alaska Expedition," (1869). Art instructor and director at the Cooper Union Art School, New York City (1866-1896). Advisory Committee on F.A., N.Y. World's Columbian Exposition.
Gifford's work is represented in the permanent collections at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; National Academy of Design; National Arts Club; Corcoran Gallery of Art; Millicent Library, Fairhaven; National Museum of American Art, Washington, D.C.; New Bedford Free Public Library; Old Dartmouth Historical Society, New Bedford, Massachusetts.
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