Frederick Julian Ilsley was born in Portland, Maine on March 6, 1855. His last name was most likely read incorrectly on one of his paintings and consequently 'Isley' is erroneous. He is considered to... Read full biography
Frederick Julian Ilsley was born in Portland, Maine on March 6, 1855. His last name was most likely read incorrectly on one of his paintings and consequently 'Isley' is erroneous. He is considered to be a self-taught artist. He was known to have lived in Portland and for some time in Rockport,... Read full biography
Frederick Julian Ilsley was born in Portland, Maine on March 6, 1855. His last name was most likely read incorrectly on one of his paintings and consequently 'Isley' is erroneous. He is considered to be a self-taught artist. He was known to have lived in Portland and for some time in Rockport, Massachusetts. A single man, he boarded at 15 Powsland Street while living in Portland. He was a member of the Portland Society of Artists, the Salmagundi Club, the Rockport Art Association, the American... Read full biography
Frederick Julian Ilsley was born in Portland, Maine on March 6, 1855. His last name was most likely read incorrectly on one of his paintings and consequently 'Isley' is erroneous. He is considered to be a self-taught artist. He was known to have lived in Portland and for some time in Rockport, Massachusetts. A single man, he boarded at 15 Powsland Street while living in Portland. He was a member of the Portland Society of Artists, the Salmagundi Club, the Rockport Art Association, the American Artists Professional League, the Hayloft Club, the American Federation of Artists, and the Brushians Club, Portland Maine. He exhibited at the Society of Independent Artists 1925, and at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts 1931. Ilsley worked as an... Read full biography
Frederick Julian Ilsley was born in Portland, Maine on March 6, 1855. His last name was most likely read incorrectly on one of his paintings and consequently 'Isley' is erroneous. He is considered to be a self-taught artist. He was known to have lived in Portland and for some time in Rockport, Massachusetts. A single man, he boarded at 15 Powsland Street while living in Portland. He was a member of the Portland Society of Artists, the Salmagundi Club, the Rockport Art Association, the American Artists Professional League, the Hayloft Club, the American Federation of Artists, and the Brushians Club, Portland Maine. He exhibited at the Society of Independent Artists 1925, and at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts 1931. Ilsley worked as an engineer for C.C.P. & L. (Cumberland County Power and Light) and later was a owner in his own busi... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (10)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
The Brushians
1996
Casazza, Elaine Ward
26 pages
Annual Exhibition Record, 1914-68, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (Exhibition catalog)
1989
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
538 pages
Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
1,081 pages
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
The Society of Independent Artists Exhibition Record 1917-1944 (Exhibition catalog)
1984
Marlor, Clark S
600 pages
Dictionary of American Artists
1982
Opitz, Glenn
372 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index