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1) Thomas Waterman Wood, born in Montpelier, Vermont on November 12, 1823 to April 14, 1903 (aged 79), was an American painter.
2) When fortune permitted, Wood went to Boston & studied for a short time in the studio of Chester Harding, a portrait painter. During the 1850s, he visited galleries at different countries.
3) At the age of 43, the artist permanently settled himself in New York City, opening a studio as a figure painter. This was in 1866, eight years after the exhibition of his first work in the NAD.
4) During his residence in Louisville, Wood painted work suggested by a black man who had one leg. This celebrated work commemorates the transition of African Americans from slavery to freedom.
5) In 1869, Wood was elected an Associate of the National Academy of Design and, in 1871, an Academician. He became President of the American Water Color Society in 1878.
6) He served in that office until 1887. He acted as Vice-President of the National Academy of Design for a period of twelve years beginning in 1879. In 1891 he became the President of the Academy.
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