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1856 Chicago, Illinois - 1940 New York City. Known for: Rural genre scene, figure and still life painting, panoramas.
"Frank Russell Green, one of the youngest and most prominent artists in Chicago, was born in this city on April 16, 1856. He is the son of Russell and Caroline Green, his father coming to Chicago in... Read full biography
"Frank Russell Green, one of the youngest and most prominent artists in Chicago, was born in this city on April 16, 1856. He is the son of Russell and Caroline Green, his father coming to Chicago in 1836 and engaging in the lumber business. Mr. Green showed early an artistic propensity, his pencil... Read full biography
"Frank Russell Green, one of the youngest and most prominent artists in Chicago, was born in this city on April 16, 1856. He is the son of Russell and Caroline Green, his father coming to Chicago in 1836 and engaging in the lumber business. Mr. Green showed early an artistic propensity, his pencil coming as naturally to his hand as a top or knife to the fingers of an average boy. In 1873 he commenced to use his brush, going to the Rocky Mountains, with Henry A. Elkins, during the same year.... Read full biography
"Frank Russell Green, one of the youngest and most prominent artists in Chicago, was born in this city on April 16, 1856. He is the son of Russell and Caroline Green, his father coming to Chicago in 1836 and engaging in the lumber business. Mr. Green showed early an artistic propensity, his pencil coming as naturally to his hand as a top or knife to the fingers of an average boy. In 1873 he commenced to use his brush, going to the Rocky Mountains, with Henry A. Elkins, during the same year. There he imbibed the beauties and grandeurs of the superb landscapes of that region, and transferred his vivid impressions to canvas in several works of merit. In 1880 he went abroad and, after studying in Paris a short time, returned to Chicago. He... Read full biography
"Frank Russell Green, one of the youngest and most prominent artists in Chicago, was born in this city on April 16, 1856. He is the son of Russell and Caroline Green, his father coming to Chicago in 1836 and engaging in the lumber business. Mr. Green showed early an artistic propensity, his pencil coming as naturally to his hand as a top or knife to the fingers of an average boy. In 1873 he commenced to use his brush, going to the Rocky Mountains, with Henry A. Elkins, during the same year. There he imbibed the beauties and grandeurs of the superb landscapes of that region, and transferred his vivid impressions to canvas in several works of merit. In 1880 he went abroad and, after studying in Paris a short time, returned to Chicago. He then spent about a year and a half in Boston and New York City, occupying himself principally in illustrating for... Read full biography
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Keywords (47)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Moving Scenic Panorama Painting, 3-D Diorama
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
Art Style
- •Academic Realism, Munich School
Art Subject
- •American Civil War
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Nocturnes, Nightime Scenes
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Still Life
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Chicago Before 1900
- •Colorado Before 1900
- •Hudson River Valley, New York
- •Paris Studied and/or Worked Before 1900
Art Association
- •American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor
- •Lotos Club-
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
- •New York Water Color Club, Society-
- •Salmagundi Club, New York City
Art Teacher
- •Gustave Boulanger
- •Gustave Courtois
- •Jules-Joseph Lefebvre
Art School
- •Academie Julian, Paris, Student
- •Academy Colarossi, Paris, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Samuel T. Shaw Purchase Prize, Salmagundi Club
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Figure Specialty
- •Genre Specialty
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Louisiana Purchase Expo, St. Louis World's Fair 1904
- •World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1892-1893
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Boston Art Club-
- •Lotos Club
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Salmagundi Club, New York City-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
Exhibition of Commercial Art Gallery and/or Salon
- •Paris Salons
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts