John Lewis Krimmel, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJohn Lewis Krimmel
American artist
Date of Birth: 30-May-1786
Date of Death: 15-Jul-1821
Profession: artist, painter
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About John Lewis Krimmel
- John Lewis Krimmel (May 30, 1786 – July 15, 1821), sometimes called "the American Hogarth" was America's first painter of genre scenes.
- Born in Germany, he emigrated to Philadelphia in 1809 and soon became a member of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
- Initially influenced by Scotland's David Wilkie, England's William Hogarth and America's Benjamin West, he soon turned to direct observation of life for his genre scenes.
- He was among the first artists in America to portray free blacks, such as in Black People's Prayer Meeting (1813).
- Among his still frequently reproduced paintings are Fourth of July, Center Square (1811/12) and Election Day (1815), both filled with lively characterizations of scores of crowd members.
- Krimmel died in a swimming accident at the age of 35.
- Among the prominent American artists influenced by Krimmel's work are William Sidney Mount, George Caleb Bingham, and Thomas Eakins.
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