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Artist's Biography
A.D.O. Browere grew up in New York City, the son of a sculptor. He launched
into a career as a landscape and genre painter, exhibiting works at the
National Academy of Design and the American Art Union. In 1834, he moved to
Catskill, New York, and became a sign painter, while continuing to execute
original works of art. In 1852, he got caught up in the gold rush and
sailed around the Horn to California, where he remained for four years,
trying his luck at prospecting with little success. During this time he
recorded scenes of mining life that are often considered the most
interesting paintings of the gold rush era. In 1858, he returned to
California for a second visit that lasted three years. His favorite
sketching ground was the countryside around Columbia in the southern mining
district, but he also traveled to Stockton, Sacramento and Coloma, taking
pencil sketches and wash drawings that he later used as the basis of oil
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