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Charles Bird King (1785–1862) was an American portrait artist, best known for his portrayals of significant Native American leaders and tribesmen. ==Biography== Charles Bird King was born in Newport, Rhode Island as the only child of Deborah Bird and American Revolutionary veteran Captain Zebulon King. The family traveled west, but when King was four years old, his father was killed and scalped by Native Americans near Marietta, Ohio. His mother took her son to return to Newport, where they lived with her mother.〔Viola, Herman J. ''The Indian Legacy of Charles Bird King''. 1st ed. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1976. 〕 When King was fifteen, he went to New York to study under the portrait painter Edward Savage. At age twenty he moved to London to study under the famous painter Benjamin West at the esteemed Royal Academy. King returned to the U.S. due to the War of 1812 after a seven-year stay in London, and spent time working in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Richmond. He eventually settled in Washington, due to the economic appeal of the burgeoning city. In the nation’s new capital, the artist earned a solid reputation as a portraitist among politicians, and earned enough to maintain his own studio and gallery.〔Viola, Herman J. ''The Indian Legacy of Charles Bird King'' 1st ed. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1976. 〕 King’s economic success in the art world, particularly in the field of portraiture, can be attributed to his ability to socialize with the wealthy celebrities, and relate to the well-educated politicians of the time: "His industry and simple habits enabled him to acquire a handsome competence, and his amiable and exemplary character won him many friends".〔Consentino, Andrew J. "Charles Bird King: an Appreciation," ''American Art Journal'' 6 (1974): 54-71. JSTOR.〕 These patrons included John Quincy Adams, John C. Calhoun, Henry Clay, James Monroe, and Daniel Webster.〔Truettner, William, ed. "Have a Question?" ''Smithsonian American Art Museum'', Smithsonian Institution Press, 1991 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charles Bird King」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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