Medium/Discipline: Painting
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio
Place of Death: Baltimore, Maryland
Maryland Affiliation: Active while in residence
Prominent Theme: Landscape
Active Dates and Place: Baltimore, 1872-death
Places of Residence: Florence and Rome, Italy; Dusseldorf and Munich, Germany
Gender: Male
Race/Ethnicity: White
Biography: From Cincinnati, John Robinson Tait settled in Baltimore, his wife's hometown, where he painted landscapes that allude to quieter, more peaceful days before the Civil War. Tait was trained throughout Europe, in Italy and in Germany. He went to Dusseldorf, known for its genre painting, for fine art training, but maintained an interest in landscapes regardless of this influence. Tait's various brushstroke conventions indicate the influence of several different European styles he was exposed to in his travels. Scholar Elizabeth Johns has written that Tait was sensitive to the national mood after the Civil War, which was wistful about the lost pre-War, peaceful way of life.
Taught By: William L. Sonntag, in Florence and Rome
Other Employment: writer (travel books, art magazines and newspapers); poet
Selected References: Dean, Mary A. [et al.]. 350 Years of Art & Architecture in Maryland (College Park : Art Gallery, and Gallery of the School of Architecture, University of Maryland), 1984.
Maryland Institutions Holding Artworks: Baltimore Museum of Art; Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
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