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| ==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
| Edward Caledon Bruce was born on May 26, 1825, in ]. His parents were John Bruce (1795-1855) and Sidney Smith Bruce (1794-1874). John had emigrated from ] and became a prosperous |
Edward Caledon Bruce was born on May 26, 1825, in ]. His parents were John Bruce (1795-1855) and Sidney Smith Bruce (1794-1874). John had emigrated from ] and became a prosperous teacher and businessman, playing a role in the ]'s first railroad.<ref name=msv>{{cite web | url=https://www.themsv.org/edward-caledon-bruce-deaf-artist-shenandoah-valley/ | title=Edward Caledon Bruce: A Deaf Artist in the Shenandoah Valley | publisher=Museum of the Shenandoah Valley | date=September 25, 2020 | accessdate=November 20, 2023}}</ref><ref name=obit>{{cite news | url=https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=RD19001125.1.18&srpos=10&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-%22Edward+C.+Bruce%22+artist------- | title=Old Editor Dead | work=Richmond Dispatch | date=November 25, 1900 | accessdate=November 20, 2023 | pages=18}}</ref> Sidney was born in the ] region of Virginia to wealthy parents, who later moved their agriculture business to the Shenandoah Valley. Bruce's parents were both well-educated and had a large social network.<ref name=msv/> Around the same time Bruce began showing an interest in art by copying portraits of his ancestors, he fell ill with ]. Complications from the disease resulted in Bruce becoming deaf around the age of 14.<ref name=powers1>{{cite news | url=https://decorativeartstrust.org/bruce-article/ | title=Edward Caledon Bruce: A Deaf Artist in the Shenandoah Valley | work=The Magazine of the Decorative Arts Trust | date=2020 | accessdate=November 20, 2023 | author=Powers, A. Nicholas}}</ref> | ||
| In his late teens Bruce began studying with artist ] in ]. Bruce's painting techniques, including brushwork and poses, were influenced by his time with Sully.<ref name=msv> When he was 20, Bruce traveled to ] to deliver a portrait. He kept a diary during his trip, including his ride down the ]. During his journey, Bruce kept a diary that gives insights into the ].<ref name=powers2>{{cite web | url=https://www.hnoc.org/sites/default/files/content-photos/2017NOAF.Programforweb.pdf | title= |
In his late teens Bruce began studying with artist ] in ]. Bruce's painting techniques, including brushwork and poses, were influenced by his time with Sully.<ref name=msv/> When he was 20, Bruce traveled to ] to deliver a portrait. He kept a diary during his trip, including his ride down the ]. During his journey, Bruce kept a diary that gives insights into the ].<ref name=powers2>{{cite web | url=https://www.hnoc.org/sites/default/files/content-photos/2017NOAF.Programforweb.pdf | title=All the Beauty and Fashion of the City: Edward Caledon Bruce in New Orleans | publisher=The Historic New Orleans Collection | accessdate=November 20, 2023 | author=Powers, A. Nicholas}}</ref> In his diary, Bruce suggested he carried a notebook to write down what he thought people were saying to him and his written response.<ref name=powers1/> In his diary, Bruce wrote: "It was like another glimpse of the world to me - shut out for six years by the iron hand of sorrow...it is better to think to some purpose, and think to live instead of living to think. I have much to be thankful for, and in all that I have set my heart on my success has been encouraging...thank God I have my sight yet - all Nature can speak to me through that sense."<ref name=msv/> Bruce joined the ] and returned to Winchester to start his career.<ref name=powers1/><ref name=union>{{cite journal | url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Bulletin/lzCuAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22edward+c.+bruce%22&pg=RA1-PA48&printsec=frontcover | title=A List of Members of the American Art-Union for the Year 1850 | journal=Bulletin of the American Art-Union | year=1850 | issue=3}}</ref> He married Eliza T. Hubard, a native of ], with whom he had two daughters.<ref name=heraldry>{{cite news | url=https://access-newspaperarchive-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/us/maryland/baltimore/baltimore-sun/1906/03-04/page-5/ | title=Virginia Heraldry | work=The Baltimore Sun | date=March 4, 1906 | accessdate=November 20, 2023 | pages=5}}</ref> | ||
| ==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| During his career, Bruce not only painted portraits, but was an author, illustrator, and the editor and publisher of the ''Winchester Virginian''.<ref name=powers2/><ref name=parker>{{cite book | url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Winchester/oEsW8ZYOPkkC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Edward+Caledon+Bruce%22&pg=PA20&printsec=frontcover | title=Images of America: Winchester | publisher=Arcadia Publishing | author=Parker, Kathryn | year=2006 | pages=20 | isbn=9780738543154}}</ref> He was a regular contributor to '']'', both before and after the ], and the '']''.<ref name=elsie>{{cite news | url=https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=NEL19120113.1.8&srpos=1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-%22Edward+Caledon+Bruce%22------- | title=Miss Elsie Jacqueline | work=The News Leader | date=January 13, 1912 | accessdate=November 20, 2023 | pages=8}}</ref><ref name=periodicals>{{cite news | url=https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=VRGNNWDSTK18851204.1.5&srpos=16&e=-------en-20-VRGNNWDSTK-1--txt-txIN-bruce------- | title=Periodicals | work=Virginian | date=December 4, 1885 | accessdate=November 20, 2023 | pages=5}}</ref> He authored several books and a 250-page volume about the 1876 ].<ref name=expo>{{cite book | url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Story_of_Winchester_in_Virginia/wY1iemHVmaEC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22edward+c.+bruce%22&pg=PA228&printsec=frontcover | title=The Story of Winchester in Virginia: The Oldest Town in the Shenandoah Valley | publisher=Heritage Books | author=Morton, Frederic | year=2009 | pages=228 | isbn=9780788417702}}</ref> | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| * {{Commons category-inline|Edward Caledon Bruce}} | * {{Commons category-inline|Edward Caledon Bruce}} | ||
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Edward Caledon Bruce (May 26, 1825 - November 24, 1900)
Early life
Edward Caledon Bruce was born on May 26, 1825, in Winchester, Virginia. His parents were John Bruce (1795-1855) and Sidney Smith Bruce (1794-1874). John had emigrated from Scotland and became a prosperous teacher and businessman, playing a role in the Shenandoah Valley's first railroad. Sidney was born in the Tidewater region of Virginia to wealthy parents, who later moved their agriculture business to the Shenandoah Valley. Bruce's parents were both well-educated and had a large social network. Around the same time Bruce began showing an interest in art by copying portraits of his ancestors, he fell ill with scarlet fever. Complications from the disease resulted in Bruce becoming deaf around the age of 14.
In his late teens Bruce began studying with artist Thomas Sully in Philadelphia. Bruce's painting techniques, including brushwork and poses, were influenced by his time with Sully. When he was 20, Bruce traveled to New Orleans to deliver a portrait. He kept a diary during his trip, including his ride down the Mississippi River. During his journey, Bruce kept a diary that gives insights into the Antebellum South. In his diary, Bruce suggested he carried a notebook to write down what he thought people were saying to him and his written response. In his diary, Bruce wrote: "It was like another glimpse of the world to me - shut out for six years by the iron hand of sorrow...it is better to think to some purpose, and think to live instead of living to think. I have much to be thankful for, and in all that I have set my heart on my success has been encouraging...thank God I have my sight yet - all Nature can speak to me through that sense." Bruce joined the American Art-Union and returned to Winchester to start his career. He married Eliza T. Hubard, a native of Norfolk, with whom he had two daughters.
Career
During his career, Bruce not only painted portraits, but was an author, illustrator, and the editor and publisher of the Winchester Virginian. He was a regular contributor to Harper's Weekly, both before and after the Civil War, and the Lippincott's Monthly Magazine. He authored several books and a 250-page volume about the 1876 Centennial Exposition.
References
- ^ "Edward Caledon Bruce: A Deaf Artist in the Shenandoah Valley". Museum of the Shenandoah Valley. September 25, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
- "Old Editor Dead". Richmond Dispatch. November 25, 1900. p. 18. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
- ^ Powers, A. Nicholas (2020). "Edward Caledon Bruce: A Deaf Artist in the Shenandoah Valley". The Magazine of the Decorative Arts Trust. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
- ^ Powers, A. Nicholas. "All the Beauty and Fashion of the City: Edward Caledon Bruce in New Orleans" (PDF). The Historic New Orleans Collection. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
- "A List of Members of the American Art-Union for the Year 1850". Bulletin of the American Art-Union (3). 1850.
- "Virginia Heraldry". The Baltimore Sun. March 4, 1906. p. 5. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
- Parker, Kathryn (2006). Images of America: Winchester. Arcadia Publishing. p. 20. ISBN 9780738543154.
- "Miss Elsie Jacqueline". The News Leader. January 13, 1912. p. 8. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
- "Periodicals". Virginian. December 4, 1885. p. 5. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
- Morton, Frederic (2009). The Story of Winchester in Virginia: The Oldest Town in the Shenandoah Valley. Heritage Books. p. 228. ISBN 9780788417702.
External links
Media related to Edward Caledon Bruce at Wikimedia Commons- Archive of the Winchester Virginian
