Biografie von David Maitland ARMSTRONG (1836-1918)

Birth place: Danskammer, near Newburgh, NY

Death place: NYC

Addresses: NYC

Profession: Painter, glass stainer

Studied: Trinity College, 1858; Rome, 1859; Merson, in Paris.

Exhibited: NAD, 1863-82; Brooklyn AA, 1874--75, 1881; PAFA; Centennial Exh., Phila., 1876; Brooklyn Art Assoc.

Member: A.N.A., 1906; Society of American Artists, 1879; Century Assoc.; Architectural League of New York; National Society of Mural Painters; Artists' Fund Society, NYC

Work: chapel at Biltmore, the George Vanderbilt estate in N.C.

Comments: Studied law in NYC and was admitted to the bar in 1862, but soon after gave up law to establish a career in the arts. From 1869 to 1872 he was American Consulat at Rome; in 1878 he was director of the American section of the Art Dept. at the Paris Expo, for which he received the Legion of Honor of France. He painted a number of Roman and Venetian views but is best known for his work in stained glass.

Sources: G&W; Armstrong, Day Before Yesterday; DAB; Art Annual, XV, obit.; Naylor, NAD; Gail Husch, David Maitland Armstrong," Antiques (November 1984): 1174-84 "