Francis Bicknell Carpenter
Francis Bicknell Carpenter (born August 6, 1830 in Homer (New York) , † May 23, 1900 in New York City ) was an American portrait painter .
Carpenter showed great artistic talent at an early age, became a student of Sandford Thayer, initially painted portraits in his hometown and settled in New York City in 1851, where he was accepted as an Associate Member ( ANA ) of the National Academy of Design a year later . In addition to numerous portraits of distinguished people in New York and other cities, his greatest work was the proclamation of slave emancipation , which caused a sensation in 1864 and 1865, is characteristic in the individual figures and groups, but as a whole lacks the higher ideal momentum .
Individual evidence
- ↑ nationalacademy.org: Past Academicians "C" / Carpenter, Francis Bicknell ANA 1852 ( Memento of the original from March 20, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on June 18, 2015)
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| SURNAME | Carpenter, Francis Bicknell |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American portrait painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 6, 1830 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Homer (New York) |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 23, 1900 |
| Place of death | New York City |