Washington Allston

Washington Allston

November 05, 1779 – July 09, 1843
Countries: USA
Place of Birth: Near Georgetown, South Carolina
Place of Death: Cambridge, Massachusetts

Washington Allston ARA} (November 5, 1779 – July 9, 1843) was an American painter and poet, born in Waccamaw Parish, South Carolina. Allston pioneered America's Romantic movement of landscape painting. He was well known during his lifetime for his experiments with dramatic subject matter and his bold use of light and atmospheric color.