Frank Henry Shapleigh
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| Born | March 7, 1842 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | May 30, 1906 (aged 64) Jackson, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Burial place | Forest Hills Cemetery |
| Occupation | Painter |
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Frank Henry Shapleigh (March 7, 1842[1] – May 30, 1906[2]) was an American landscape painter known for his contributions to White Mountain art.
Biography
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he was based at the Crawford House Artist's Studio in Carroll, New Hampshire, and later in Jackson, New Hampshire.[3] He attended Boston's Lowell Institute. During the American Civil War, he served in the 45th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment of the Union Army, seeing combat in North Carolina in 1862–63.[4] After the war, Shapleigh trained in Europe from 1866 to 1868, studying under Émile Lambinet in Paris.[5] Based in Boston, he maintained a studio in Crawford Notch, New Hampshire, and summered at the Ponce de Leon Hotel in St. Augustine, Florida.[4] His work is held in the permanent collections of Dartmouth College's Hood Museum of Art,[6] Plymouth State University's Museum of the White Mountains,[7] the University of Florida's Harn Museum of Art,[8] and the University of Miami's Lowe Art Museum.[9]
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Further reading
- Tatham, David; Vogel, Charles O. (1982). Full of Facts and Sentiment: The Art of Frank H. Shapleigh. Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Historical Society. ISBN 9780915916108.
References
- ↑ Who's Who in America. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1900. p. 1020.
- ↑ "Frank Henry Shapleigh (1842-1906)". White Mountain Art & Artists. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ↑ "Frank Henry Shapleigh". Art in Embassies. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hosking, Arthur Nicholas, ed. (1905). The Artists Year Book: A Handy Reference Book Wherein May be Found Interesting Data Pertaining to Artists, and Their Studio, Home and Summer Addresses for 1905-1906. Chicago: Art League Publishing Association. p. 179.
- ↑ Bonner, Judith H.; Pennington, Estill Curtis; Wilson, Charles Reagan (2013-01-14). The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Volume 21: Art and Architecture. UNC Press Books. pp. 421–423. ISBN 978-0-8078-6994-9.
- ↑ "Frank Henry Shapleigh". Hood Museum of Art. Dartmouth College. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ↑ "The Crawford Valley from Mt. Willard, Frank Henry Shapleigh". Museum of the White Mountains. Plymouth State University. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ↑ Gardner, Sheldon (May 15, 2022). "'A beautiful history': St. Augustine exhibit includes paintings of bygone city life". St. Augustine Record. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ↑ "Frank Henry Shapleigh". University of Miami Lowe Art Museum. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
