1818-1867,American painter. After an unsuccessful attempt to obtain an appointment at West Point Military Academy, he turned to an artistic career. He quickly earned recognition at the annual exhibitions of the National Academy of Design, New York, to which he was elected an associate member in 1839, with subjects taken from James Fenimore Cooper, such as the Turkey Shoot (c. 1837; Richmond, VA Mus. F.A.), and from Washington Irving, The Devil and Tom Walker (1838; Richard P. W. Williams priv. col.).   Related Paintings of Charles Deas :. | The Death Struggle | Prairie Fire | Man | The Voyageurs | A Group of Sioux, detail |
Related Artists:
Jacques de Stella
1596-1657 French Jacques de Stella Gallery
Frans Floris de Vriendt
c.1517-70, Flemish painter
Nicola Russo
painted apparizione di san Michele in 1690