COLMAN

colman, samuel (1832- ), american landscape painter, was born at portland, maine, on the 4th of march 1832. he was a pupil of ashur b. durand in new york, and in 1860-1862 studied in spain, italy, france and england. in 1871-1876 he was again in europe. in 1860, with james d. smilie, he founded the american water color society, and became its first president (1866-1867), his own water-colour paintings being particularly fine. he was elected a member of the national academy of design in 1862. among his works are "the ships of the western plains," in the union league club, new york; and "the spanish peaks, colorado," in the metropolitan museum, new york.