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1896 Windsor, North Carolina - 1989 Greenville, North Carolina. Known for: City scene, landscape, ethnic genre.
Francis Speight was born in Windsor, North Carolina in 1896. He lived most of his life in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The artist studied at both the Corcoran School of Art and the Pennsylvania Academy... Read full biography
Francis Speight was born in Windsor, North Carolina in 1896. He lived most of his life in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The artist studied at both the Corcoran School of Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Speight became an associate member of the National Academy of Design in 1937 and a... Read full biography
Francis Speight was born in Windsor, North Carolina in 1896. He lived most of his life in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The artist studied at both the Corcoran School of Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Speight became an associate member of the National Academy of Design in 1937 and a full member in 1940. Francis Speight held exhibitions of his works and won prizes or medals at the National Academy of Design, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Connecticut Academy of... Read full biography
Francis Speight was born in Windsor, North Carolina in 1896. He lived most of his life in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The artist studied at both the Corcoran School of Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Speight became an associate member of the National Academy of Design in 1937 and a full member in 1940. Francis Speight held exhibitions of his works and won prizes or medals at the National Academy of Design, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Connecticut Academy of the Fine Arts, the Sketch Club of Philadelphia, the Society of Washington Artists, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Speight is represented by many museums including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Boston Museum of Fine... Read full biography
Francis Speight was born in Windsor, North Carolina in 1896. He lived most of his life in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The artist studied at both the Corcoran School of Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Speight became an associate member of the National Academy of Design in 1937 and a full member in 1940. Francis Speight held exhibitions of his works and won prizes or medals at the National Academy of Design, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Connecticut Academy of the Fine Arts, the Sketch Club of Philadelphia, the Society of Washington Artists, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Speight is represented by many museums including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Toronto Gallery of Art, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Norton Gallery of Art, the Montpelier Museum of Art, the Encyc... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Media
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Oil Paint
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Impressionism Before 1940
Art Subject
- •Black, African Culture, Figure, Genre, Civil Rights
- •City Scenes with Streets, Buildings, Figures and/or Genre
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Snowscene, Winter Landscape
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
- •Philadelphia Sketch Club
Art School
- •Corcoran School of Art and Design, Student
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Student
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Teacher
Awards/Recognition
- •Jennie Sesnan Gold Medal, The Pennsylvania Academy
- •M.V. Kohnstamm Prize, Art Institute of Chicago
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Genre Specialty
- •Mural Specialty
- •Snowscene Specialty
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Philadelphia Sketch Club-
- •Society of Washington Artists, DC
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts