James Jebusa Shannon
Sir James Jebusa Shannon CBE RA (born February 3, 1862 in Auburn , New York , † April 23, 1923 in London ) was an Anglo-American painter .
Life
James Jebusa Shannon was a son of Irish parents. In 1870 the family moved to St. Catherines, Ontario . His parents recognized his artistic talent at an early age and so he received private painting and drawing lessons from the local painter E. William Wright, who urged him to continue his studies in London. In 1878 he traveled to England and studied at the Slade School of Fine Art under Sir Edward Poynter . Soon after, Shannon was considered Poynter's most gifted pupil and received orders from Queen Victoria to portray her between 1881 and 1882 . Due to his success as a portrait painter, his departure to Canada was delayed again and again. In 1886 James Jebusa Shannon married Lady Florence Mary Cartwright in London; a year later their daughter Kitty and in 1890 daughter Marjorie were born. In the years that followed, he painted them on many occasions.
In the mid-1880s, Shannon, along with his American colleague John Singer Sargent, dominated British portraiture. Shannon's popularity was fueled by the patronage of Lady Violet Manners, Duchess of Rutland (1856–1937). He had his studio on Holland Park Road in London. In 1904 he and his family traveled to the United States for three years.
Awards
- 1886 founding member of the New English Art Club
- 1897 Associate Member of the Royal Academy of Arts
- 1908 Elected Associate Member ( ANA ) of the National Academy of Design , New York
- 1909 full member of the Royal Academy of Arts
- 1910–1923 President of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters
- 1918 foreign member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts
- 1922 Commander of the British Empire (CBE)
- 1922 Knight Bachelor ("Sir")
Individual evidence
- ↑ nationalacademy.org: Past Academicians "S" / Shannon, James Jebusa ANA 1908 ( 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 July 16, 2015)
Works (selection)
Portrait of Madame Patey, oil on canvas (1884), Tate Gallery, London
Portrait of Iris, oil on canvas (1891), private collection
Portrait by Ruby Miller, oil on canvas (1890), private property
In Spring , oil on canvas (1896), private property
Portrait of Magnolia, oil on canvas (1899), Metropolitan Museum, New York
Portrait of Violet, Duchess of Rutland, oil on canvas (around 1900)
The Flower Girl, oil on canvas (1900), Tate Gallery, London
Nora Ward and Kitty Shannon, oil on canvas (1900/1905), private collection
Portrait of Phil May, oil on canvas (1902), Tate Gallery, London
On the Dune (Lady Shannon and Kitty), oil on canvas (around 1910), Smithsonian American Art Museum
Web links
- www.jssgallery.org (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Shannon, James Jebusa |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Anglo-American painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 3, 1862 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Auburn (New York) |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 23, 1923 |
| Place of death | London |