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1862 New York, New York - 1923 London. Known for: Child figure and portrait painting.
Born in New York to Irish-American parents, James Shannon became an expatriate figure and portrait painter who spent his professional life in England, although he did return to America for several... Read full biography
Born in New York to Irish-American parents, James Shannon became an expatriate figure and portrait painter who spent his professional life in England, although he did return to America for several extended painting trips. In England, along with John Singer Sargent, he became the leading portraitist... Read full biography
Born in New York to Irish-American parents, James Shannon became an expatriate figure and portrait painter who spent his professional life in England, although he did return to America for several extended painting trips. In England, along with John Singer Sargent, he became the leading portraitist of the Vicitorian and Edwardian eras, the "Belle Epoch." Two years before his death, Shannon was awarded a Knighthood for his services to the world of Art. Because he showed precocious talent, his... Read full biography
Born in New York to Irish-American parents, James Shannon became an expatriate figure and portrait painter who spent his professional life in England, although he did return to America for several extended painting trips. In England, along with John Singer Sargent, he became the leading portraitist of the Vicitorian and Edwardian eras, the "Belle Epoch." Two years before his death, Shannon was awarded a Knighthood for his services to the world of Art. Because he showed precocious talent, his parents had sent him at age 16 to the National Art Training School at South Kensington, later the Royal College of Art. In 1881, three years later, he won the gold medal in the annual competition of all the art schools in Britain. He also made his... Read full biography
Born in New York to Irish-American parents, James Shannon became an expatriate figure and portrait painter who spent his professional life in England, although he did return to America for several extended painting trips. In England, along with John Singer Sargent, he became the leading portraitist of the Vicitorian and Edwardian eras, the "Belle Epoch." Two years before his death, Shannon was awarded a Knighthood for his services to the world of Art. Because he showed precocious talent, his parents had sent him at age 16 to the National Art Training School at South Kensington, later the Royal College of Art. In 1881, three years later, he won the gold medal in the annual competition of all the art schools in Britain. He also made his Royal Academy debut at the with a portrait commissioned by Queen Victoria of her lady-in-waiting, the Honourable Horatia Stopford.... Read full biography
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Keywords (25)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Children, Child Figure, Genre, Portrait
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •England, Great Britain Before 1900, London
- •Europe
- •Expatriate from USA or Canada
- •Paris Studied and/or Worked Before 1900
Art Association
- •American (National) Society of Portrait Painters, Artists
- •Brooklyn Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Portrait Specialty
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Louisiana Purchase Expo, St. Louis World's Fair 1904
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Brooklyn Art Association-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Carnegie Institute, International Exhibition
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
Exhibition of Commercial Art Gallery and/or Salon
- •Paris Salons
Exhibition By An Art School
- •Royal Academy of the Arts, England
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts