Allen Butler Talcott
American painter and educator
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Died
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Artists & Creatives
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United States
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An influential painter and educator, this individual contributed to the American art scene in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He studied at the Art Students League of New York and became associated with notable art organizations. His teaching career included positions at various institutions where fine arts cultivated among students. This individual's work often focused on landscape and genre painting, promoting a distinctly American aesthetic during a transformative period in art history.
Contributed to the American art scene
Served as an educator and mentor
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