FULLER, GEORGE

born Jan. 17, 1822, Deerfield, Mass., U.S. died March 21, 1884, Brookline, Mass. American painter noted for his haunting, dreamlike pictures of figures set in landscapee.g., The Tomato Patch. He began his formal training at the studio of Henry Kirke Brown. At first an itinerant portraitist, he settled in New York City about 1847 and enjoyed moderate success there. After the death of his father and brother in 1859, Fuller retired to Deerfield to assume responsibility for the family farm. He continued to paint for pleasure, and, in 1876, pressed for money, he sent some paintings to Boston. They attracted much attention, and he never thereafter lacked patrons. Fuller is especially remembered for his introspective later works, notably The Quadroon and Romany Girl.