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Sanford Robinson Gifford

1823 - 1880

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Sanford Robinson Gifford (July 10, 1823 – August 29, 1880) was an American landscape painter and a leading member of the second generation of Hudson River School artists. A highly-regarded practitioner of Luminism, his work was noted for its emphasis on light and soft atmospheric effects. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sanford Robinson Gifford is the 1,944th most popular painter (down from 1,020th in 2019), the 10,516th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,313th in 2019) and the 130th most popular American Painter.

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Among painters, Sanford Robinson Gifford ranks 1,944 out of 2,023. Before him are Edward Henry Potthast, Hale Asaf, Rob Gonsalves, Ernest Townsend, Maksymilian Gierymski, and Thomas Doughty. After him are William Glackens, John Henry Twachtman, Derek Riggs, Stuart Davis, David Smith, and Elaine de Kooning.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1823, Sanford Robinson Gifford ranks 76. Before him are Francisco Asenjo Barbieri, Emilio Arrieta, William M. Tweed, Guillermo Tell Villegas, Manolache Costache Epureanu, and Charlotte Mary Yonge. After him are George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll, Henry Wirz, Francis Parkman, George Henry Williams, Edward Augustus Freeman, and Coventry Patmore. Among people deceased in 1880, Sanford Robinson Gifford ranks 68. Before him are Daniel Bashiel Warner, Lydia Maria Child, Manolache Costache Epureanu, José Ignacio de Márquez, Manuel Murillo Toro, and José Ruperto Monagas. After him are Achille Guenée, and James Seddon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sanford Robinson Gifford ranks 10,518 out of 20,380. Before him are Jenna Presley (1987), Irma Thomas (1941), Barbara Bates (1925), David Blackwell (1919), Frank Press (1924), and Rudy Tomjanovich (1948). After him are Karin Slaughter (1971), Cal Tjader (1925), Haley Bennett (1988), Wanda Hawley (1895), Spencer Dryden (1938), and Cal Ripken Jr. (1960).

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Among PAINTERS In United States

Among painters born in United States, Sanford Robinson Gifford ranks 130. Before him are George Caleb Bingham (1811), Milt Kahl (1909), Clyfford Still (1904), William Stanley Haseltine (1835), Edward Henry Potthast (1857), and Thomas Doughty (1793). After him are William Glackens (1870), John Henry Twachtman (1853), Stuart Davis (1892), David Smith (1906), Elaine de Kooning (1918), and J. Alden Weir (1852).

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