Early Life and Education
Colyer was born in the Bloomingdale section of New York and grew up in a Quaker family. His faith was the center of his life and the inspiration for many of his activities.
He studied art for four years in New York with John R. Smith, and then was a student at the National Academy. He became an associate member of the National Academy in 1849. From then until the Civil War he painted in New York City.
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