Thomas Satterwhite Noble (1835-1907)
Born in Lexington, Kentucky, Thomas Noble studied art with George Peter Alexander Healy and Kentucky artist Oliver Frazer. In 1856 he traveled to Paris to study with the historical painter Thomas Couture who pronounced the young artist as “Made for a painter.” Returning home from Europe on the eve of the Civil War, Noble joined the Confederate Army despite his opposition to slavery. After the war, he opened a studio in New York City and then became principal of the McMicken School of Art (now the Art Academy of Cincinnati) in 1868. He passed away in New York City in 1907.
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