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1870 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1938. Known for: Landscape, marine and genre painting, photography.
Born and raised in Philadelphia, Yarnall Abbott was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He practiced law with his father before quitting to become a full-time artist. He studied... Read full biography
Born and raised in Philadelphia, Yarnall Abbott was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He practiced law with his father before quitting to become a full-time artist. He studied art in Paris and then returned to the United States where he continued instruction at the... Read full biography
Born and raised in Philadelphia, Yarnall Abbott was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He practiced law with his father before quitting to become a full-time artist. He studied art in Paris and then returned to the United States where he continued instruction at the Pennsylvania Academy. He was a summer visitor to Rockport and painted many marine and landscape scenes there. He also used his legal skills to draft the constitution and by-laws of the Rockport Art Association.... Read full biography
Born and raised in Philadelphia, Yarnall Abbott was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He practiced law with his father before quitting to become a full-time artist. He studied art in Paris and then returned to the United States where he continued instruction at the Pennsylvania Academy. He was a summer visitor to Rockport and painted many marine and landscape scenes there. He also used his legal skills to draft the constitution and by-laws of the Rockport Art Association. He was a member of the Philadelphia Sketch Club, an exhibitor at the Society of Independent Artists, a writer who contributed to art magazines, and a lecturer on art appreciation. Source: Miriam Lippincott (Editor) "Artists of the Rockport Art... Read full biography
Born and raised in Philadelphia, Yarnall Abbott was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He practiced law with his father before quitting to become a full-time artist. He studied art in Paris and then returned to the United States where he continued instruction at the Pennsylvania Academy. He was a summer visitor to Rockport and painted many marine and landscape scenes there. He also used his legal skills to draft the constitution and by-laws of the Rockport Art Association. He was a member of the Philadelphia Sketch Club, an exhibitor at the Society of Independent Artists, a writer who contributed to art magazines, and a lecturer on art appreciation. Source: Miriam Lippincott (Editor) "Artists of the Rockport Art Association"... Read full biography
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Born and raised in Philadelphia, Yarnall Abbott was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He practiced law with his father before quitting to become a full-time artist.
He studied art in Paris and then returned to the United States where he continued instruction at the Pennsylvania Academy. He was a summer visitor to Rockport and painted many marine and landscape scenes there. He also used his legal skills to draft the constitution and by-laws of the Rockport Art Association.
He was a member of the Philadelphia Sketch Club, an exhibitor at the Society of Independent Artists, a writer who contributed to art magazines, and a lecturer on art appreciation.
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