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1856 London, England - 1943 New York City. Known for: Magazine illustrations, genre painting.
Reginald Bathurst was born in London, England on May 2, 1856. Birch studied in Paris, Antwerp, Italy, and at the Munich Royal Academy. He came to the U.S. in 1872. By the next year he had moved to... Read full biography
Reginald Bathurst was born in London, England on May 2, 1856. Birch studied in Paris, Antwerp, Italy, and at the Munich Royal Academy. He came to the U.S. in 1872. By the next year he had moved to San Francisco where he was a portrait painter and a designer-engraver of theatrical posters. By 1881... Read full biography
Reginald Bathurst was born in London, England on May 2, 1856. Birch studied in Paris, Antwerp, Italy, and at the Munich Royal Academy. He came to the U.S. in 1872. By the next year he had moved to San Francisco where he was a portrait painter and a designer-engraver of theatrical posters. By 1881 he had moved to NYC to illustrate for St Nicholas magazine. He also illustrated Little Lord Fauntleroy, Sarah Crew, and Lady Jane. Birch died in NYC on June 17, 1943. Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in... Read full biography
Reginald Bathurst was born in London, England on May 2, 1856. Birch studied in Paris, Antwerp, Italy, and at the Munich Royal Academy. He came to the U.S. in 1872. By the next year he had moved to San Francisco where he was a portrait painter and a designer-engraver of theatrical posters. By 1881 he had moved to NYC to illustrate for St Nicholas magazine. He also illustrated Little Lord Fauntleroy, Sarah Crew, and Lady Jane. Birch died in NYC on June 17, 1943. Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940". Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters & Sculptors; Bénézit; City Directory; Artists of the American West (Doris Dawdy); American Art Annual 1907-19; NY Times, 6-18-1943 (obit). Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in
Reginald Bathurst was born in London, England on May 2, 1856. Birch studied in Paris, Antwerp, Italy, and at the Munich Royal Academy. He came to the U.S. in 1872. By the next year he had moved to San Francisco where he was a portrait painter and a designer-engraver of theatrical posters. By 1881 he had moved to NYC to illustrate for St Nicholas magazine. He also illustrated Little Lord Fauntleroy, Sarah Crew, and Lady Jane. Birch died in NYC on June 17, 1943. Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940". Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters & Sculptors; Bénézit; City Directory; Artists of the American West (Doris Dawdy); American Art Annual 1907-19; NY Times, 6-18-1943 (obit). Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here.
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Reginald Bathurst was born in London, England on May 2, 1856. Birch studied in Paris, Antwerp, Italy, and at the Munich Royal Academy. He came to the U.S. in 1872. By the next year he had moved to San Francisco where he was a portrait painter and a designer-engraver of theatrical posters.
By 1881 he had moved to NYC to illustrate for St Nicholas magazine. He also illustrated Little Lord Fauntleroy, Sarah Crew, and Lady Jane.
Birch died in NYC on June 17, 1943.