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1869 Savannah, Georgia - 1939 Savannah, Georgia. Known for: Street scene and floral outdoor painting.
The following biography has been provided by Karen Towers Klacsmann, Adjunct Assistant Curator for Research, Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Georgia. Christopher Murphy, a largely self-taught artist,... Read full biography
The following biography has been provided by Karen Towers Klacsmann, Adjunct Assistant Curator for Research, Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Georgia. Christopher Murphy, a largely self-taught artist, was born in Savannah on December 2, 1869, to Christopher and Mary Murphy, who had immigrated to... Read full biography
The following biography has been provided by Karen Towers Klacsmann, Adjunct Assistant Curator for Research, Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Georgia. Christopher Murphy, a largely self-taught artist, was born in Savannah on December 2, 1869, to Christopher and Mary Murphy, who had immigrated to Savannah from their native Ireland. The younger Murphy joined his father's commercial painting business at the age of nineteen. Although he did not take formal art lessons, Christopher amassed a library... Read full biography
The following biography has been provided by Karen Towers Klacsmann, Adjunct Assistant Curator for Research, Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Georgia. Christopher Murphy, a largely self-taught artist, was born in Savannah on December 2, 1869, to Christopher and Mary Murphy, who had immigrated to Savannah from their native Ireland. The younger Murphy joined his father's commercial painting business at the age of nineteen. Although he did not take formal art lessons, Christopher amassed a library of art books, which he used in order to practice drawing and painting. As he gained more skill, the family business evolved to include sign painting, paper hanging, fresco painting, faux techniques, and decorating. In the 1890s, he met the artist... Read full biography
The following biography has been provided by Karen Towers Klacsmann, Adjunct Assistant Curator for Research, Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Georgia. Christopher Murphy, a largely self-taught artist, was born in Savannah on December 2, 1869, to Christopher and Mary Murphy, who had immigrated to Savannah from their native Ireland. The younger Murphy joined his father's commercial painting business at the age of nineteen. Although he did not take formal art lessons, Christopher amassed a library of art books, which he used in order to practice drawing and painting. As he gained more skill, the family business evolved to include sign painting, paper hanging, fresco painting, faux techniques, and decorating. In the 1890s, he met the artist Lucile Desbouillons and the two married in January 1902, when Christopher returned from military service. The family, which eventua... Read full biography
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Keywords (30)
Art Method
- •Advertising Art
- •Decorative Art, Decoration Design, Ornamental Arts
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
- •Charcoal
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Oil Paint
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Religion, Mysticism, Spirituality
- •Still Life
- •Street Scenes, Street Genre
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Cape Ann, Massachusetts: Gloucester, Rockport, North Shore
- •Georgia Before 1900
Art Association
- •American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor
Art Teacher
- •Eben Comins
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Commercial Art and Design
- •Mural Specialty
- •Self Taught, Autodidact
- •Watercolor Specialty
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Irish
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Southern States Art League Annual
Exhibition of Art Association
- •American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago