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1849 Valparaiso, Chile - 1942 Viola, New York. Known for: Herds of sheep in landscape paintings.
Following is The New York Times archive obituary of Francis Wheaton, Wednesday June 24, 1942. Francis Wheaton, painter of rural scenes and people, who formerly lived among the "Jackson Whites" of the... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times archive obituary of Francis Wheaton, Wednesday June 24, 1942. Francis Wheaton, painter of rural scenes and people, who formerly lived among the "Jackson Whites" of the Ramapo Mountains and taught them he ways of the world and fundamentals of a religious life, died... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times archive obituary of Francis Wheaton, Wednesday June 24, 1942. Francis Wheaton, painter of rural scenes and people, who formerly lived among the "Jackson Whites" of the Ramapo Mountains and taught them he ways of the world and fundamentals of a religious life, died here today at the age of 93 in the Rockland County Welfare Home after a long illness. He was practically penniless at his death, but many years ago had been well-to-do, as his paintings found many... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times archive obituary of Francis Wheaton, Wednesday June 24, 1942. Francis Wheaton, painter of rural scenes and people, who formerly lived among the "Jackson Whites" of the Ramapo Mountains and taught them he ways of the world and fundamentals of a religious life, died here today at the age of 93 in the Rockland County Welfare Home after a long illness. He was practically penniless at his death, but many years ago had been well-to-do, as his paintings found many purchasers. His work among the "Jackson Whites" had so endeared him to them that they regarded him in times past as a sort of patriarch. Meanwhile, most of them have descended to the valleys, whence came their ancestors, Hessians, former Negro slaves,... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times archive obituary of Francis Wheaton, Wednesday June 24, 1942. Francis Wheaton, painter of rural scenes and people, who formerly lived among the "Jackson Whites" of the Ramapo Mountains and taught them he ways of the world and fundamentals of a religious life, died here today at the age of 93 in the Rockland County Welfare Home after a long illness. He was practically penniless at his death, but many years ago had been well-to-do, as his paintings found many purchasers. His work among the "Jackson Whites" had so endeared him to them that they regarded him in times past as a sort of patriarch. Meanwhile, most of them have descended to the valleys, whence came their ancestors, Hessians, former Negro slaves, Indians and others. But there was a time when there were hundreds, almost all related almost all lawless, in the mountain countr... Read full biography
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Keywords (20)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Snowscene, Winter Landscape
Art Association
- •Copley Society of Boston-
- •Salons of America
Art School
- •National Academy of Design School, New York, Student
- •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Animal Specialty
- •Genre Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Boston Art Club-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Salons of America-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts