LEWIS, Henry - Revision history

Randylyon at 14:12, 28 June 2021

2021-06-28T14:12:21Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:12, 28 June 2021
Line 1:		Line 1:
	LEWIS, Henry. (England, 1819-Dusseldorf, Germany, 1904). Lewis emigrated to the United States at the age of ten with his father and brothers and apprenticed to a carpenter. He and his father moved to St. Louis seven years later where he worked as a carpenter and scenery painted at the St. Louis Theater. (1)		LEWIS, Henry. (England, 1819--Dusseldorf, Germany, 1904). Lewis emigrated to the United States at the age of ten with his father and brothers and apprenticed to a carpenter. He and his father moved to St. Louis seven years later where he worked as a carpenter and scenery painted at the St. Louis Theater. (1)

	The illustrations and descriptions of the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] Valley made by Lewis are considered the most complete record of the subject made in the nineteenth century. His ''Mammoth Panorama of the Mississippi River'' completed in Cincinnati in 1849 showed consecutive river scenes on a roll of canvas, 1,300 feet long with a height of 12 feet, stretched between two cylinders on opposite wings of the theater stage. (2) For fifty cents a person, the audience had the illusion of traveling the Mississippi-either up or downstream depending on the direction the canvas was unwound. This was accompanied by an illustrated book of the river which was published under the title '''Das Illustrierte Mississippithal''' (The Valley of the Mississippi River Illustrated) in 1854. (3)		The illustrations and descriptions of the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] Valley made by Lewis are considered the most complete record of the subject made in the nineteenth century. His ''Mammoth Panorama of the Mississippi River'' completed in Cincinnati in 1849 showed consecutive river scenes on a roll of canvas, 1,300 feet long with a height of 12 feet, stretched between two cylinders on opposite wings of the theater stage. (2) For fifty cents a person, the audience had the illusion of traveling the Mississippi-either up or downstream depending on the direction the canvas was unwound. This was accompanied by an illustrated book of the river which was published under the title '''Das Illustrierte Mississippithal''' (The Valley of the Mississippi River Illustrated) in 1854. (3)

Randylyon at 02:18, 30 April 2018

2018-04-30T02:18:10Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 02:18, 30 April 2018
Line 1:		Line 1:
	LEWIS, Henry. (England, 1819-Dusseldorf, Germany, 1904). Lewis emigrated to the United States at the age of ten with his father and brothers and apprenticed to a carpenter. He and his father moved to St. Louis seven years later where he worked as a carpenter and scenery painted at the St. Louis Theater. (1)		LEWIS, Henry. (England, 1819-Dusseldorf, Germany, 1904). Lewis emigrated to the United States at the age of ten with his father and brothers and apprenticed to a carpenter. He and his father moved to St. Louis seven years later where he worked as a carpenter and scenery painted at the St. Louis Theater. (1)

	The illustrations and descriptions of the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] Valley made by Lewis are considered the most complete record of the subject made in the nineteenth century. His ''Mammoth Panorama of the Mississippi ~~river~~''completed in Cincinnati in 1849 showed consecutive river scenes ~~covered~~ a roll of canvas, 1,300 feet long with a height of 12 feet, stretched between two cylinders on opposite wings of the theater stage. (2) For fifty cents a person, the audience had the illusion of traveling the Mississippi-either up or downstream depending on the direction the canvas was unwound. This was accompanied by an illustrated book of the river which was published under the title '''Das Illustrierte Mississippithal''' (The Valley of the Mississippi River Illustrated) in 1854. (3)		The illustrations and descriptions of the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] Valley made by Lewis are considered the most complete record of the subject made in the nineteenth century. His ''Mammoth Panorama of the Mississippi River'' completed in Cincinnati in 1849 showed consecutive river scenes on a roll of canvas, 1,300 feet long with a height of 12 feet, stretched between two cylinders on opposite wings of the theater stage. (2) For fifty cents a person, the audience had the illusion of traveling the Mississippi-either up or downstream depending on the direction the canvas was unwound. This was accompanied by an illustrated book of the river which was published under the title '''Das Illustrierte Mississippithal''' (The Valley of the Mississippi River Illustrated) in 1854. (3)

	[[Image:cheevers.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Cheever's Mill on the St. Croix River]]Between 1846 and 1848 he sketched and painted hundreds of scenes of the Mississppi River including rare pictures of the Morman Temple at Nauvoo, Illinois which was burned in 1848. (4)		[[Image:cheevers.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Cheever's Mill on the St. Croix River]]Between 1846 and 1848 he sketched and painted hundreds of scenes of the Mississppi River including rare pictures of the Morman Temple at Nauvoo, Illinois which was burned in 1848. (4)

Randylyon at 02:16, 30 April 2018

2018-04-30T02:16:49Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 02:16, 30 April 2018
Line 1:		Line 1:
	LEWIS, Henry. (England, 1819-Dusseldorf, Germany, 1904). Lewis emigrated to the United States at the age of ten with his father and brothers and apprenticed to a carpenter. He and his father moved to St. Louis seven years later where he worked as a carpenter and scenery painted at the St. Louis Theater. (1)		LEWIS, Henry. (England, 1819-Dusseldorf, Germany, 1904). Lewis emigrated to the United States at the age of ten with his father and brothers and apprenticed to a carpenter. He and his father moved to St. Louis seven years later where he worked as a carpenter and scenery painted at the St. Louis Theater. (1)

	The illustrations and descriptions of the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] Valley made by Lewis are considered the most complete record of the subject made in the nineteenth century. His ''Mississippi ~~Panorama~~'' of consecutive river scenes covered a roll of canvas, 1,300 feet long with a height of 12 feet, stretched between two cylinders on opposite wings of the theater stage. For fifty cents a person, the audience had the illusion of traveling the Mississippi-either up or downstream depending on the direction the canvas was unwound. This was accompanied by an illustrated book of the river which was published under the title '''Das Illustrierte Mississippithal''' (The Valley of the Mississippi River Illustrated) in 1854. (2)		The illustrations and descriptions of the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] Valley made by Lewis are considered the most complete record of the subject made in the nineteenth century. His ''Mammoth Panorama of the Mississippi river''completed in Cincinnati in 1849 showed consecutive river scenes covered a roll of canvas, 1,300 feet long with a height of 12 feet, stretched between two cylinders on opposite wings of the theater stage. (2) For fifty cents a person, the audience had the illusion of traveling the Mississippi-either up or downstream depending on the direction the canvas was unwound. This was accompanied by an illustrated book of the river which was published under the title '''Das Illustrierte Mississippithal''' (The Valley of the Mississippi River Illustrated) in 1854. (3)

	[[Image:cheevers.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Cheever's Mill on the St. Croix River]]Between 1846 and 1848 he sketched and painted hundreds of scenes of the Mississppi River including rare pictures of the Morman Temple at Nauvoo, Illinois which was burned in 1848. (3)		[[Image:cheevers.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Cheever's Mill on the St. Croix River]]Between 1846 and 1848 he sketched and painted hundreds of scenes of the Mississppi River including rare pictures of the Morman Temple at Nauvoo, Illinois which was burned in 1848. (4)

	In 1848 Lewis visited Dubuque on his trip from Fort Snelling near present day St. Paul, Minnesota, to St. Louis, Missouri. He remarked that the city was certain to become the metropolis of the [[LEAD MINING]] region and one of the Upper Mississippi River's most important cities.		In 1848 Lewis visited Dubuque on his trip from Fort Snelling near present day St. Paul, Minnesota, to St. Louis, Missouri. He remarked that the city was certain to become the metropolis of the [[LEAD MINING]] region and one of the Upper Mississippi River's most important cities.
Line 13:		Line 13:
	1. Henry Lewis. askART. Online: http://www.askart.com/artist/Henry_Lewis/20382/Henry_Lewis.aspx		1. Henry Lewis. askART. Online: http://www.askart.com/artist/Henry_Lewis/20382/Henry_Lewis.aspx

	2. ~~Ibid~~.		2. "Henry Lewis," https://www.museothyssen.org/en/collection/artists/lewis-henry/falls-saint-anthony-upper-mississippi

	3. "Professor Henry Lewis," Victorian Artists, Online: http://www.avictorian.com/Lewis_Henry.html		3. askART

			4. "Professor Henry Lewis," Victorian Artists, Online: http://www.avictorian.com/Lewis_Henry.html

	[[Category: Artist]]		[[Category: Artist]]

Randylyon at 02:11, 30 April 2018

2018-04-30T02:11:16Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 02:11, 30 April 2018
Line 1:		Line 1:
	LEWIS, Henry. (England, 1819-Dusseldorf, Germany, 1904). Lewis emigrated to the United States at the age of ten with his father and brothers and apprenticed to a carpenter. He and his father moved to St. Louis seven years later where he worked as a carpenter and scenery painted at the St. Louis Theater. (1)		LEWIS, Henry. (England, 1819-Dusseldorf, Germany, 1904). Lewis emigrated to the United States at the age of ten with his father and brothers and apprenticed to a carpenter. He and his father moved to St. Louis seven years later where he worked as a carpenter and scenery painted at the St. Louis Theater. (1)

	The illustrations and descriptions of the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] Valley made by Lewis are considered the most complete record of the subject made in the nineteenth century. His ''Mississippi Panorama'' of consecutive river scenes covered a roll of canvas, 1,300 feet long with a height of 12 feet, stretched between two cylinders on opposite wings of the theater stage. For fifty cents a person, the audience had the illusion of traveling the Mississippi-either up or downstream depending on the direction the canvas was unwound. This was accompanied by an illustrated book of the river which was published under the title Das Illustrierte Mississippithal (The Valley of the Mississippi River Illustrated) in 1854. (2)		The illustrations and descriptions of the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] Valley made by Lewis are considered the most complete record of the subject made in the nineteenth century. His ''Mississippi Panorama'' of consecutive river scenes covered a roll of canvas, 1,300 feet long with a height of 12 feet, stretched between two cylinders on opposite wings of the theater stage. For fifty cents a person, the audience had the illusion of traveling the Mississippi-either up or downstream depending on the direction the canvas was unwound. This was accompanied by an illustrated book of the river which was published under the title '''Das Illustrierte Mississippithal''' (The Valley of the Mississippi River Illustrated) in 1854. (2)

	[[Image:cheevers.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Cheever's Mill on the St. Croix River]]Between 1846 and 1848 he sketched and painted hundreds of scenes of the Mississppi River including rare pictures of the Morman Temple at Nauvoo, Illinois which was burned in 1848. (3)		[[Image:cheevers.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Cheever's Mill on the St. Croix River]]Between 1846 and 1848 he sketched and painted hundreds of scenes of the Mississppi River including rare pictures of the Morman Temple at Nauvoo, Illinois which was burned in 1848. (3)

Randylyon at 02:10, 30 April 2018

2018-04-30T02:10:43Z

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-LEWIS, Henry. (England, 1819-Dusseldorf, Germany, 1904). Landscape painter and illustrator. The illustrations and descriptions of the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] Valley made by Lewis are considered the most complete record of the subject made in the nineteenth century. His ''Mississippi Panorama'' of consecutive river scenes covered a roll of canvas, 1,300 feet long with a height of 12 feet, stretched between two cylinders on opposite wings of the theater stage. For fifty cents a person, the audience had the illusion of traveling the Mississippi-either up or downstream depending on the direction the canvas was unwound.
+LEWIS, Henry. (England, 1819-Dusseldorf, Germany, 1904). Lewis emigrated to the United States at the age of ten with his father and brothers and apprenticed to a carpenter. He and his father moved to St. Louis seven years later where he worked as a carpenter and scenery painted at the St. Louis Theater. (1)
 In 1848 Lewis visited Dubuque on his trip from Fort Snelling near present day St. Paul, Minnesota, to St. Louis, Missouri. He remarked that the city was certain to become the metropolis of the [[LEAD MINING]] region and one of the Upper Mississippi River's most important cities.
 [[Category: Artist]]

Randylyon at 04:25, 18 December 2008

2008-12-18T04:25:36Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 04:25, 18 December 2008
Line 2:		Line 2:

	In 1848 Lewis visited Dubuque on his trip from Fort Snelling near present day St. Paul, Minnesota, to St. Louis, Missouri. He remarked that the city was certain to become the metropolis of the [[LEAD MINING]] region and one of the Upper Mississippi River's most important cities.		In 1848 Lewis visited Dubuque on his trip from Fort Snelling near present day St. Paul, Minnesota, to St. Louis, Missouri. He remarked that the city was certain to become the metropolis of the [[LEAD MINING]] region and one of the Upper Mississippi River's most important cities.

			[[Category: Artist]]

Randylyon: New page: LEWIS, Henry. (England, 1819-Dusseldorf, Germany, 1904). Landscape painter and illustrator. The illustrations and descriptions of the MISSISSIPPI RIVER Valley made by Lewis are conside...

2008-07-23T16:19:07Z

New page: LEWIS, Henry. (England, 1819-Dusseldorf, Germany, 1904). Landscape painter and illustrator. The illustrations and descriptions of the MISSISSIPPI RIVER Valley made by Lewis are conside...

New page

LEWIS, Henry. (England, 1819-Dusseldorf, Germany, 1904). Landscape painter and illustrator. The illustrations and descriptions of the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] Valley made by Lewis are considered the most complete record of the subject made in the nineteenth century. His ''Mississippi Panorama'' of consecutive river scenes covered a roll of canvas, 1,300 feet long with a height of 12 feet, stretched between two cylinders on opposite wings of the theater stage. For fifty cents a person, the audience had the illusion of traveling the Mississippi-either up or downstream depending on the direction the canvas was unwound.

In 1848 Lewis visited Dubuque on his trip from Fort Snelling near present day St. Paul, Minnesota, to St. Louis, Missouri. He remarked that the city was certain to become the metropolis of the [[LEAD MINING]] region and one of the Upper Mississippi River's most important cities.