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Junius Brutus Stearns
American artist
Not to be confused with Lucius Junius Brutus or Marcus Junius Brutus.
Junius Brutus Stearns (born Lucius Sawyer Stearns, June 2, 1810 – September 17, 1885) was an American painter best known for his five-part Washington Series (1847–1856).[1]
He was a member of the National Academy of Design for several decades and a member of its council.
He was born Lucius Sawyer Stearns[1] in Arlington, Vermont. He named two sons after him, one Lucius Stearns, and the other Junius Brutus Stearns, Jr. Stearns, Jr., served in the Civil War in the 44th Regiment.[2] JB Stearns served in the Civil War as well, in New York's 12th Regiment.[3][4] He also had two other sons, Raphael and Michaelangelo, and a daughter, Edith Sylvia.[5]
His painting The Millennium was submitted as credentials for his admission as a member of the National Academy of Design.[6]