biography of Daniel DICKINSON (1795-1866)

Birth place: Litchfield, CT

Death place: probably Litchfield, CT

Addresses: Philadelphia, c. 1818-1846; Camden, NJ, from 1847

Profession: Miniature and portrait painter

Studied: believed to have studied in New Haven, CT (c. 1812)

Exhibited: PAFA, 1820-35; NAD

Comments: Son of Oliver Dickinson, Jr., and younger brother of the more famous miniaturist Anson Dickinson (see entries on each). Daniel moved to Philadelphia c. 1818 and worked there as a portrait and miniature painter until 1846. From 1847 until at least 1866, Dickinson lived in Camden (NJ), where he seems to have eventually turned from portrait painting to horticulture.

Sources: G&W; Bolton, Miniature Painters; French; Phila. CD 1818-46, [Camden section] 1847-61; Camden CD 1865-66 (as Daniel Dickerson); Rutledge, PA; Cowdrey, NAD; Cowdrey, AA & AAU; Smith.