Background
Niemeyer, John Henry was born on June 25, 1839 in Bremen, Germany. Son of Charles Henry and Margareta Dorettea (Otto) Niemeyer.
Niemeyer, John Henry was born on June 25, 1839 in Bremen, Germany. Son of Charles Henry and Margareta Dorettea (Otto) Niemeyer.
From 1866 to 1870, he was in France where he studied in Paris under Jean-Léon Gérôme and Adolphe Yvon at the École des Beaux Arts, in the studio of Louis Jacquesson de la Chevreuse, and also in that of Sebastian Cornu.
He taught drawing at Yale University for over 30 years. He came to the United States in 1843 or 1846, residing in Cincinnati. In 1860, he was studying painting in New York City.
After his studies in Europe, he was appointed in 1871 professor of drawing in the Yale School of Fine Arts, where he remained until 1908.
Among his students were Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Frederick Remington.
Married Anna, daughter