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William Dunlap

William Dunlap was an American playwright, theater director, artist, and historian.

William Dunlap was a pioneer of the young country's theater. He directed two of New York City's earliest and most famous theaters, the John Street Theater and the Theater in the Park. During his lifetime he directed over sixty plays, most of which were adaptations or translations of French and German works. But among them were some original ones based on American themes with American characters.

In 1832 Dunlap published A History of the American Theater in two volumes. In 1825, Dunlap co-founded the National Academy of Design and taught at its school. Even today, Dunlap is best known for his encyclopedic three-volume History of the Origin and Progress of the Art of Design in the United States. The book was published in 1834 and is now an invaluable source of information about artists, collecting, and artistic endeavors in the country of that historical period.

Date and place of birt:19 february 1766, Perth Amboy, USA
Date and place of death:28 august 1839, New York, USA
Nationality:USA
Period of activity: XVIII, XIX century
Specialization:Artist, Designer, Educator, Historian, Painter, Playwright, Writer
Genre:History painting, Portrait
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Sheila Hicks (1934)
Sheila Hicks
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Vladislav Theodor Benda
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Charles Ethan Porter
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Carroll James Cloar (1913 - 1993)
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Suzan Pitt
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Willem de Kooning
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Arshile Gorky (1904 - 1948)
Arshile Gorky
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Charles Harold Davis (1856 - 1933)
Charles Harold Davis
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Richard DeVore (1933 - 2006)
Richard DeVore
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Marguerite Yourcenar (1903 - 1987)
Marguerite Yourcenar
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David Howell Rosenbaum (1908 - 1982)
David Howell Rosenbaum
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John Vanderlyn (1775 - 1852)
John Vanderlyn
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Luis Frangella (1944 - 1990)
Luis Frangella
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