Benjamin West, 1738-1820

Artist Overview

Artist name:Benjamin West

1738–1820
Place of Birth: Swarthmore, Province of Pennsylvania, Great Britain (present-day United States)
Date of Birth: October 10, 1738
Place of Death: London, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: March 11, 1820

Works of Art: 4

Benjamin West (1738–1820); Francis Legat (1755–1809), Hamlet, Act IV, Scene V

Hamlet, Act IV, Scene V, 1802

Benjamin West (1738–1820); Francis Legat (1755–1809), Hamlet, Act IV, Scene V
Benjamin West (1738–1820); Francis Legat (1755–1809)
Hamlet, Act IV, Scene V
1802
William Sharp (1749–1824); Benjamin West (1738–1820), King Lear, Act III, Scene IV

King Lear, Act III, Scene IV, 1793

William Sharp (1749–1824); Benjamin West (1738–1820), King Lear, Act III, Scene IV
William Sharp (1749–1824); Benjamin West (1738–1820)
King Lear, Act III, Scene IV
1793
Benjamin West (1738–1820), The Inspiration of the Prophet Isaiah

The Inspiration of the Prophet Isaiah, 1782

Benjamin West (1738–1820), The Inspiration of the Prophet Isaiah
Benjamin West (1738–1820)
The Inspiration of the Prophet Isaiah
1782
Benjamin West (1738–1820), Telemachus and Calypso

Telemachus and Calypso, 1772

Benjamin West (1738–1820), Telemachus and Calypso
Benjamin West (1738–1820)
Telemachus and Calypso
1772

Exhibitions: 21

Boydel Shakespeare Gallery exhibition
1961
exhibition
1964
The Boydell Shakespeare Gallery (Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery)
1965
The Boydell Shakespeare Gallery (Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery)
1965
The Boydell Shakespeare Gallery (Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery)
1965
The Boydell Shakespeare Gallery (Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery)
1966
The Boydell Shakespeare Gallery (Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery)
1966
The Boydell Shakespeare Gallery (Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery)
1966
The Boydell Shakespeare Gallery (Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery)
1966
The Boydell Shakespeare Gallery (Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery)
1966
The Boydell Shakespeare Gallery (Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery)
1968
Forms of Thought
Kris Ercums, curator
2014–2015
Forms of Thought
Kris Ercums, curator
2016–2021
From the Collection of the University of Kansas
1971
Empowerment
Susan Earle, curator
Celka Straughn, curator
Kristina Walker, curator
Angela Watts, curator
2022–2027
Empowerment
Susan Earle, curator
Celka Straughn, curator
Kristina Walker, curator
Angela Watts, curator
2022–2027
American Drawings and Watercolors from the Collection
1985
American Art in the Making: Preparatory Studies for Masterpieces of American Painting
1975–1977
American Art in the Making: Preparatory Studies for Masterpieces of American Painting
1975–1977
American Drawings and Watercolors
1973
Drawing and the Human Figure: 1400–1964
Wallace J. Tomasini, curator
1964