Harrison Bird Brown
American painter
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Harrison Bird Brown (1831 – 1915) was an American painter. He was born in Portland, Maine and died in London , England . He was known primarily for his painting of marine life and White Mountain landscapes. [1] Assistance from art critic and patron John Neal made Brown Portland's most successful artist of the nineteenth century. [2] Brown helped establish the Portland Society of Art and served as one of its first presidents. [3]
His work was exhibited at the National Academy of Design from 1858 to 1875. More recently his work has been exhibited at the Portland Museum of Art , Colby College Museum of Art and Bowdoin College Museum of Art . He was particularly well known for two paintings of Crawford Notch in the White Mountains which were produced in 1890. [1]
In 1892, he moved to London to live with his only surviving child, a daughter. He died there in 1915. [1]
Harrison Bird Brown House
His home, the Harrison B. Brown House , was built overlooking the Fore River in Portland's West End in 1861 and was often the location in which he painted. [4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
References
- 1 2 3 "Harrison Bird Brown Biography" . Archived from the original on 25 October 2014 . Retrieved 28 December 2011 .
- ↑ Greater Portland Landmarks (1986). Portland (2nd ed.). Hallowell, Maine: Greater Portland Landmarks, Inc. p. 47. ISBN 0-939761-07-6 .
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"Harrison B. Brown, Portland, ca. 1879"
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His influence led to the formation of the Portland Society of Art and he was one of its first presidents.
- ↑ Guide to the Western Promenade Archived 2011-03-07 at the Wayback Machine Portland Landmarks
Published Sources
- Routhier, Jessica Skwire, and Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. Vividly True to Nature: Harrison Bird Brown, 1831–1915 (Portland, ME: Portland Museum of Art, 2007)
- Shettleworth, Earle G. A Painter's Progress: The Life, Work, and Travels of Harrison B. Brown of Portland Maine , 2 vols. (Portland, ME: Phoenix Press, 2005–6)
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