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[[Image:Herbert A. Collins, Sr.jpg|right|thumb|Herbert A. Collins, Sr.]] |
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'''Herbert Alexander Collins, Sr.''', (1865-1937) was a [[Canada|Canadian]]-born [[United States|American]] [[artist]]. He was known nationally in the [[United States]] as a [[Landscape art|landscape]] and [[portrait]] [[painter]]<ref name="obit">[http://news.google.com/archivesearch?q=%22Herbert+A.+Collins%22+Muir&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 Obituary in the Oakland Tribune, December 6, 1937]</ref>. |
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==Early years== |
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Herbert was born on [[October 21]], 1865 in [[North Middlesex, Ontario|West Williams Township]], [[Middlesex County, Ontario|Middlesex County]], [[Ontario, Canada]]. He was the son of James Hamilton Collins and Lucinda Collins, both of whom were born in Ontario. His mother's father, William Collins, was born in [[Scotland]].<ref name="tree">[http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=brian2003&id=I7272 Family tree of Herbert A. Collins]</ref> |
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He emigrated to the United States in 1884.<ref name="Census1930">[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=6224&iid=CAT626_217-1041&fn=Herbert+A&ln=Collins&st=r&ssrc=&pid=93115768 1930 Census Image in Redwood Township, Santa Clara Co., CA (pay)]</ref> |
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His younger brother James A Collins also was portrait artist. Herbert and James had an artist shop together in [[Omaha, Nebraska]] in 1885.<ref>Nebraska State Census 1885</ref> |
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In 1888, he married Mary E. Straight in [[Chicago, Illinois]]. She was born in 1867 in [[Green Township, Monroe County, Ohio]]<ref>[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&gsfn=Mary&gsln=Straight&sx=&f5=OH&f4=&f7=&f21=&rg_81004011__date=&rs_81004011__date=0&f15__n=&f28=&gskw=&prox=1&db=1870usfedcen&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=2&recid=29053636&recoff=1+3+36&hovR=1 1870 US Census image in Green, Monroe Ohio for Mary Straight (pay)]</ref>. Her parents were born in [[Ohio]]. He was in Omaha in 1889 and 1990.<ref>Omaha Nebraska Directories 1889-1890</ref> By June of 1900, they lived in Chicago's 31st Ward on Bishop Street and had already had 4 children. He worked as a portrait artist.<ref> [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7602&iid=ILT623_284-0929&fn=Mary+S&ln=Collins&st=r&ssrc=&pid=11436460 1900 U.S. Census image, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago Ward 31, District 980 (H. A. Collins)(pay)]</ref> |
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In 1910, he and his family lived in [[Hagerman, Idaho]], where he was an artist.<ref>[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7884&iid=IDT624_226-0316&fn=Herbert+A&ln=Collins&st=r&ssrc=&pid=188152930 1910 U.S. Census Image in Hagerman, Idaho (pay)]</ref> In 1920, they lived in [[Gooding, Idaho]], where he worked as an art instructor.<ref>[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=6061&iid=IDT625_292-0159&fn=Herbert+A&ln=Collins&st=r&ssrc=&pid=106222958 1920 U.S. Census Image in Gooding City, Idaho (pay)]</ref> Together they had 9 children, six of which survived. Their children were born between 1891 and 1904.<ref name="tree" /> |
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==Artistic career== |
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Herbert made several significant portraits of naturalist [[John Muir]]. The [[Sierra Club]] uses one of his portraits in their biographical materials about Muir.<ref>[http://www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/ Portrait of John Muir on the Sierra Club page about Muir]</ref> One of these portraits is in the collection of the [[College of the Siskiyous]] in [[Weed, California]].<ref>[http://www.siskiyous.edu/shasta/map/hp/ Muir Portrait in the collection of the College of the Syskiyous] </ref> |
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Herbert A. Collins, Sr. and his son Herbert A. Collins, Jr. were commissioned in the spring of 1937, the final year of his life, to paint six [[Yosemite Valley]] reconstructions for the [[Yosemite National Park]] Museum. These oil paintings show how the valley might have looked in six different times during its geographic evolution. They are also reproduced in the book ''The Incomparable Valley''.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=OEp0sR1lDy8C&pg=PA349&lpg=PA349&dq=1937+herbert+a+collins+sr&source=web&ots=RlR94-SR6N&sig=-nJ-sLYAXAHa-ZnyX4LFCw2FF78#PPA349,M1 The Geomorphic Evolution of the Yosemite Valley, Jeffrey P. Schafer, ISBN-13: 978-0899972190]</ref> |
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His portraits of the [[William Kent (U.S. Congressman)|Kent family]] are in the [[Muir Woods National Monument]] in [[Marin County, California]].<ref>[http://www.askart.com/askart/c/herbert_alexander_collins/herbert_alexander_collins.aspx Herbert Alexander Collins on AskArt]</ref> They were unveiled not long before his death<ref name="obit" />. |
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His [[Oakland Tribune]] second page obituary summarized his career by saying that he was "widely heralded for his portrait artistry" and that "he did much work for the [[National Park Service]]"<ref name="obit" />. |
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==Later years== |
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His second wife was named Josephine J. Collins. She was born in Canada about 1864, emigrated to the United States in 1887, and died in California in 1950<ref name="tree" />. |
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He moved to California in 1921<ref name="obit" />. |
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In 1930 he lived with Josephine in [http://www.mariposaresearch.net/santaclararesearch/SCBIOS/redwoodt.html Redwood Township], [[Santa Clara County, California]].<ref name="Census1930"/> Redwood Township is in the area of the modern cities of [[Los Gatos, California|Los Gatos]], [[Monte Sereno, California|Monte Sereno]] and [[Saratoga, California|Saratoga]] California. |
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His son William W. Collins became a photographer. |
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He died of a heart attack on [[December 5]], [[1937]] in [[Berkeley, California]].<ref name="tree" />. His funeral was on December 7, 1937 at the Berg Chapel, and he was buried in [[Mountain View Cemetery (Oakland, California)|Mountain View Cemetery]] in [[Oakland, California]]. He was living at 2119 Addison Street in Berkeley at the time<ref name="obit" />. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* ''Artists in California'', [[Edan Milton Hughes]] ISBN-10: 0961611219 |
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* ''Davenport's Art Reference 2005'', Ray Davenport |
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* ''The Incomparable Valley'', [[Francois Matthes]], ISBN-13: 978-0520008274 |
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Revision as of 07:36, 21 November 2007
Herbert Alexander Collins, Sr., (1865-1937) was a Canadian-born American artist. He was known nationally in the United States as a landscape and portrait painter[1].
Early years
Herbert was born on October 21, 1865 in West Williams Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada. He was the son of James Hamilton Collins and Lucinda Collins, both of whom were born in Ontario. His mother's father, William Collins, was born in Scotland.[2]
He emigrated to the United States in 1884.[3]
His younger brother James A Collins also was portrait artist. Herbert and James had an artist shop together in Omaha, Nebraska in 1885.[4]
In 1888, he married Mary E. Straight in Chicago, Illinois. She was born in 1867 in Green Township, Monroe County, Ohio[5]. Her parents were born in Ohio. He was in Omaha in 1889 and 1990.[6] By June of 1900, they lived in Chicago's 31st Ward on Bishop Street and had already had 4 children. He worked as a portrait artist.[7]
In 1910, he and his family lived in Hagerman, Idaho, where he was an artist.[8] In 1920, they lived in Gooding, Idaho, where he worked as an art instructor.[9] Together they had 9 children, six of which survived. Their children were born between 1891 and 1904.[2]
Artistic career
Herbert made several significant portraits of naturalist John Muir. The Sierra Club uses one of his portraits in their biographical materials about Muir.[10] One of these portraits is in the collection of the College of the Siskiyous in Weed, California.[11]
Herbert A. Collins, Sr. and his son Herbert A. Collins, Jr. were commissioned in the spring of 1937, the final year of his life, to paint six Yosemite Valley reconstructions for the Yosemite National Park Museum. These oil paintings show how the valley might have looked in six different times during its geographic evolution. They are also reproduced in the book The Incomparable Valley.[12]
His portraits of the Kent family are in the Muir Woods National Monument in Marin County, California.[13] They were unveiled not long before his death[1].
His Oakland Tribune second page obituary summarized his career by saying that he was "widely heralded for his portrait artistry" and that "he did much work for the National Park Service"[1].
Later years
His second wife was named Josephine J. Collins. She was born in Canada about 1864, emigrated to the United States in 1887, and died in California in 1950[2].
He moved to California in 1921[1].
In 1930 he lived with Josephine in Redwood Township, Santa Clara County, California.[3] Redwood Township is in the area of the modern cities of Los Gatos, Monte Sereno and Saratoga California.
His son William W. Collins became a photographer.
He died of a heart attack on December 5, 1937 in Berkeley, California.[2]. His funeral was on December 7, 1937 at the Berg Chapel, and he was buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, California. He was living at 2119 Addison Street in Berkeley at the time[1].
References
- ^ a b c d e Obituary in the Oakland Tribune, December 6, 1937
- ^ a b c d Family tree of Herbert A. Collins
- ^ a b 1930 Census Image in Redwood Township, Santa Clara Co., CA (pay)
- ^ Nebraska State Census 1885
- ^ 1870 US Census image in Green, Monroe Ohio for Mary Straight (pay)
- ^ Omaha Nebraska Directories 1889-1890
- ^ 1900 U.S. Census image, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago Ward 31, District 980 (H. A. Collins)(pay)
- ^ 1910 U.S. Census Image in Hagerman, Idaho (pay)
- ^ 1920 U.S. Census Image in Gooding City, Idaho (pay)
- ^ Portrait of John Muir on the Sierra Club page about Muir
- ^ Muir Portrait in the collection of the College of the Syskiyous
- ^ The Geomorphic Evolution of the Yosemite Valley, Jeffrey P. Schafer, ISBN-13: 978-0899972190
- ^ Herbert Alexander Collins on AskArt
External links
- Artists in California, Edan Milton Hughes ISBN-10: 0961611219
- Davenport's Art Reference 2005, Ray Davenport
- The Incomparable Valley, Francois Matthes, ISBN-13: 978-0520008274