Answer the following question: Facts: - death place: san antonio , texas - bgcolour: # 6495ed - training: national william merritt chase , james carroll beckwith -rrb- academy of design , art students league -lrb- - death date: 2 july 1917 - field: painting - works: '' fall of the alamo '' - birth date: 16 january 1852 - name: robert jenkins onderdonk - nationality: american - birth place: st. timothy 's hall , catonsville , maryland Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of robert jenkins onderdonk .
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robert jenkins onderdonk -lrb- january 16 , 1852 -- july 2 , 1917 -rrb- was an american painter and art teacher , born in catonsville , maryland .an important artist in the first stage of texas art , he was a long-time art teacher in san antonio and dallas , where he formed art associations and leagues ; for his contributions to the culture of art and painting in texas he is known as the '' dean of texas 's artists . ''