Benjamin Franklin Nutting ( c. 1803 – 1887) was an artist in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 19th century. He taught drawing in local schools, published do-it-yourself drawing instruction materials, and showed his artwork in several exhibitions.
Nutting graduated from the Boston Latin School in 1816. [1] He began working as an artist in Boston around 1826, painting portraits, and also drawing "on stone for lithographers" [2] such as Pendleton's Lithography (ca.1828-1833); [3] [4] Annin & Smith; and B.W. Thayer & Co. [5]
He taught drawing at the Chauncy-Hall School; [6] and the Roxbury Latin School (c. 1876). [7] As a teacher and artist, he was associated with the Boston Artists' Association. He also worked as "an artist, drawing teacher and lithographer" for Francis Oakley in Boston, probably in the 1850s-1860s. [8] In 1880, he taught drawing/painting on West Street. [9]
Nutting showed frequently in art exhibitions. His work appeared at Boston's American Gallery of Fine Arts (1835); and the Boston Art Association (1844) [10] Several of his paintings were displayed in 1851–1852 in the gallery of the New England Art Union. [11] He exhibited 2 oil paintings in the 1847 exhibit of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association; and his watercolor "A New England Farm" was included in the association's 1884 exhibit. [12] [13] His watercolor "Apple Branch and Jug" was included in the 1880 exhibition of American Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.; [14] and his watercolor "A New England Kitchen" was exhibited in the Lydian Gallery, Chicago, in 1880. [15] He also showed works at the Boston Art Club (1873, 1875–1876). [10]
Benjamin Franklin Nutting ( c. 1803 – 1887) was an artist in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 19th century. He taught drawing in local schools, published do-it-yourself drawing instruction materials, and showed his artwork in several exhibitions.
Nutting graduated from the Boston Latin School in 1816. [1] He began working as an artist in Boston around 1826, painting portraits, and also drawing "on stone for lithographers" [2] such as Pendleton's Lithography (ca.1828-1833); [3] [4] Annin & Smith; and B.W. Thayer & Co. [5]
He taught drawing at the Chauncy-Hall School; [6] and the Roxbury Latin School (c. 1876). [7] As a teacher and artist, he was associated with the Boston Artists' Association. He also worked as "an artist, drawing teacher and lithographer" for Francis Oakley in Boston, probably in the 1850s-1860s. [8] In 1880, he taught drawing/painting on West Street. [9]
Nutting showed frequently in art exhibitions. His work appeared at Boston's American Gallery of Fine Arts (1835); and the Boston Art Association (1844) [10] Several of his paintings were displayed in 1851–1852 in the gallery of the New England Art Union. [11] He exhibited 2 oil paintings in the 1847 exhibit of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association; and his watercolor "A New England Farm" was included in the association's 1884 exhibit. [12] [13] His watercolor "Apple Branch and Jug" was included in the 1880 exhibition of American Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.; [14] and his watercolor "A New England Kitchen" was exhibited in the Lydian Gallery, Chicago, in 1880. [15] He also showed works at the Boston Art Club (1873, 1875–1876). [10]