Vincent Colyer was an American artist noted for his images of the American West.
13 Facts About Vincent Colyer
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Vincent Colyer was a humanitarian who worked with philanthropic and Christian groups; he founded the United States Christian Commission during the American Civil War.
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Vincent Colyer worked with the US government to try to help freedmen and Native Americans.
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Vincent Colyer's faith was the center of his life and the inspiration for many of his activities.
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Vincent Colyer studied art for four years in New York with John R Smith, and then was a student at the National Academy.
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Vincent Colyer became an associate member of the National Academy of Design in 1851.
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Vincent Colyer married Mary Lydia Hancock, a grandniece of Massachusetts Governor John Hancock.
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Vincent Colyer advocated the establishment of reservations for the Apache, Yavapai, and neighboring tribes in New Mexico and Arizona to improve their living conditions.
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Vincent Colyer recommended the Federal government fund Indian schools in Alaska as well as provide medical care, a proposal endorsed by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs but rejected by Congress.
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Vincent Colyer liked what he saw at one island and bought 40 acres there.
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Vincent Colyer later renamed the isle "Contentment Island", still its name.
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Vincent Colyer moved to Darien, Connecticut in the early 1870s and set up a studio named after his close friend John Kensett.
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Vincent Colyer died at Contentment Island on July 12,1888.