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爱德华·米切尔·班尼斯特（Edward Mitchell Bannister，1828年11月2日至1901年1月9日）是活跃于19世纪末的加拿大黑人–美国色调主义画家。他出生于加拿大新不伦瑞克省圣安德鲁斯，后来移居美国。最初前往波士顿在罗德岛的普罗维登斯度过了他的大部分人生和职业生涯。虽然班尼斯特画了很多题材，但他最出名的还是他以美国古典主义风格创作的宁静田园风景画。
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班尼斯特几乎没有接受过正规的艺术教育，也没钱像许多同时代的美国人那样去欧洲学习。作为一个自学成才的人，他很快就获得了认可和荣誉，其中之一就是他在橡树时期的绘画获得的铜牌。
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当他去领奖时，由于发现班尼斯特是非洲裔美国人，评委们想撤销铜奖。其他选手坚持按照最初的判断来颁奖，他获得了铜牌。班尼斯特强烈支持为非裔美国人争取平等权利的努力，但他选择不把公开的社会问题作为他绘画的主题，而更倾向于关注一种更具有精神意义的和谐与和平。
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与深受法国巴比松派画家影响的其他美国调派画家一样，班尼斯特经常将他的群众画成具有强烈价值的形状，有时颜色深得几乎像剪影。有人认为，随着时间的推移，班尼斯特的一些画作变得越来越暗。
也许这是由于绘画实践，媒介或其他因素，如果他有机会接受正规的艺术教育，他可能不被鼓励使用。在他职业生涯的后期，班尼斯特的暗色价值陈述和粗犷pg电子游戏官网的笔触让位于一种更淡、更受印象派影响的风格。班尼斯特是罗德岛设计学院的董事会成员，也是普罗维登斯艺术俱乐部的创始人。
