Painter. He received notoriety in the 19th as an American painter. Born near Lexington, Kentucky, his childhood was on a hemp and cotton plantation. Noble attended Transylvania University in Lexington and studied painting with Samuel Woodson Price in Louisville in 1852. In 1856 he studied abroad in Paris, France with Thomas Couture until he returned to the United States in 1859. During the American Civil War, he served in the Confederate Army and enlisted in 1862 while living with his family in St. Louis, Missouri. Noble was mustered into the 3rd Regiment of Porter's Brigade as a Private in Company A. His company was eventually consolidated into Company D of the 4th Missouri Cavalry, also known as Burbridge's Regiment. He spent a portion of his service on detached duty at Camden, Arkansas as a bullet molder for the Ordnance Department. After the war, he moved to New York City to operate a studio from 1866 to 1869. It was there that he painted a few of his most famous works including "The Modern Medea" in 1867, which documented the fate of the slave of Margaret Garner, and "The Price of Blood" in 1868. He became a prominent painter and portraitist and was known for painting historical representations. Many of his paintings involved serious issues such as slavery and suicide. A noted painter of Black History, he was known to have opposed the institution of slavery even though he served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. In 1869 he accepted a position as the head of the McMicken School of Design in Cincinnati, Ohio, remaining there for 35 years. Noble retired in 1904, returning to New York City where he died in 1907 at the age of 71.
Painter. He received notoriety in the 19th as an American painter. Born near Lexington, Kentucky, his childhood was on a hemp and cotton plantation. Noble attended Transylvania University in Lexington and studied painting with Samuel Woodson Price in Louisville in 1852. In 1856 he studied abroad in Paris, France with Thomas Couture until he returned to the United States in 1859. During the American Civil War, he served in the Confederate Army and enlisted in 1862 while living with his family in St. Louis, Missouri. Noble was mustered into the 3rd Regiment of Porter's Brigade as a Private in Company A. His company was eventually consolidated into Company D of the 4th Missouri Cavalry, also known as Burbridge's Regiment. He spent a portion of his service on detached duty at Camden, Arkansas as a bullet molder for the Ordnance Department. After the war, he moved to New York City to operate a studio from 1866 to 1869. It was there that he painted a few of his most famous works including "The Modern Medea" in 1867, which documented the fate of the slave of Margaret Garner, and "The Price of Blood" in 1868. He became a prominent painter and portraitist and was known for painting historical representations. Many of his paintings involved serious issues such as slavery and suicide. A noted painter of Black History, he was known to have opposed the institution of slavery even though he served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. In 1869 he accepted a position as the head of the McMicken School of Design in Cincinnati, Ohio, remaining there for 35 years. Noble retired in 1904, returning to New York City where he died in 1907 at the age of 71.
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