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The Banjo Player

1856

William Sidney Mount (1807 – 1868)

Discover William Sidney Mount (1807-1868), a pioneering American genre painter celebrated for his realistic depictions of rural Long Island life, dance, and everyday moments.

Over the years, Mount’s depiction of African Americans underwent an evolution, becoming more sensitive and less prone to the stereotypical depictions he produced in earlier paintings, such as Rustic Dance After a Sleigh Ride (1830). The Banjo Player was a major work, one of the largest portraits Mount completed, and was commissioned by William Schaus for the firm of Goupil & Company. There has been some speculation on the identity of the sitter, who may have been George Freeman, a worker for John Brewster. In his diary, Mount mentions that “I painted the Banjo player in eight days (16 sittings), two sittings a day.”

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Title: The Banjo Player
Artist: William Sidney Mount
Year: 1856
Format: Portrait
Copyright status: Public domain
Color palette: Earthy
Color hue: Yellow-Green Range

The Banjo Player

William Sidney Mount (1807 – 1868)

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