Directory of West, Benjamin Resources

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Benjamin West was the first American artist to achieve an international reputation.

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• NGA - Benjamin West

  http://www.nga.gov/cgi-bin/tsearch?oldartistid=32850
  Provides a list of the American artist's paintings, drawings and prints.

• Royal Academy of Arts Collections - Benjamin West

  http://www.racollection.org.uk/ixbin/indexplus?record=ART309&_IXFILE_=templates/pages/kiosk/video3.html
  Comprehensive list of videos regarding the Anglo-American painter.

• Students of Benjamin West

  http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/bwst/hd_bwst.htm
  Provides a list of the different students Benjamin had at the Royal Academy.

• Tate Collections: Benjamin West

  http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/benjamin-west-594
  Images of his works including historical notes and analysis.

• The Athenaeum - Benjamin West

  http://www.the-athenaeum.org/art/list.php?m=a&s=du&aid=515
  Features a total of 22 paintings of the Anglo-American painter in high detail. Artworks date and medium are also available.

• The Grave of Benjamin West

  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10905463
  Location and pictures of his grave. Biography is also available.

• The J. Paul Getty Museum

  http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/artists/679/benjamin-west-american-1738-1820-active-england/
  Short biography regarding Benjamin West, the first American artist to achieve an international reputation.

• Web Gallery of Art: West, Benjamin

  http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/bio/w/west/biograph.html
  Gallery of images and artist's biography.

• WebMuseum: West, Benjamin

  http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/west/
  Brief biography and his two most famous paintings.

• Wikipedia: Benjamin West (1738-1820)

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_West
  Encyclopedia article focused on his early life and career.

 

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