Elihu Vedder

American artist (1836–1923)

† 1923 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of Smithsonian American Art Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston; cross-wiki notability: 14 language Wikipedias

In the collections of

Smithsonian American Art Museum · Art Institute of Chicago · Metropolitan Museum of Art · National Gallery of Art · Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Cleveland Museum of Art · Museum of Fine Arts Boston

License & source

Public domain · Wikidata

Life

Elihu Vedder was born on February 26, 1836 in New York City and died on January 29, 1923 in Rome, aged 86. Recorded occupations: painter and poet. Country of citizenship: United States. Associated movements: realism and Symbolism. Fields of work: drawing. Member of American Academy of Arts and Letters.

At a glance

Born: February 26, 1836 · New York City
Died: January 29, 1923 · Rome
Age at death: 86
Citizenship: United States
Occupations: painter, poet
Movements: realism, Symbolism
Wikipedia editions: 14 languages
Signature licence: Public domain

About this signature

This image of Elihu Vedder's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as Public domain. 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 1923 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 7 major museums.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q389726 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about Elihu Vedder on Wikipedia.

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