Edward Mitchell Bannister

Black Canadian-American visual artist (1828-1901)

† 1901 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of Smithsonian American Art Museum, National Gallery of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston; cross-wiki notability: 19 language Wikipedias

In the collections of

Smithsonian American Art Museum · National Gallery of Art · Museum of Fine Arts Boston

License & source

CC0 · Wikidata

Life

Edward Mitchell Bannister was born on November 2, 1828 in St. Andrews and died on January 9, 1901 in Providence, aged 72. Recorded occupations: painter, visual artist and photographer. Country of citizenship: United States. Fields of work: painting. Educated at Lowell Institute.

At a glance

Born: November 2, 1828 · St. Andrews
Died: January 9, 1901 · Providence
Age at death: 72
Citizenship: United States
Occupations: painter, visual artist, photographer
Education: Lowell Institute
Wikipedia editions: 19 languages
Signature licence: CC0

About this signature

This image of Edward Mitchell Bannister's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as CC0. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Public-domain signature; painter deceased since 1901 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 3 major museums.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q1293032 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about Edward Mitchell Bannister on Wikipedia.

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