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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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.
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