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1806 Hudson, New York - 1863 Bronxville, New York. Known for: Rural genre, portrait, landscape and figure painting.
Francis William Edmonds, an early American genre painter, was born in Hudson, New York in 1806. Edmonds, thanks to an uncle who arranged a clerkship for him, began his professional life as a banker... Read full biography
Francis William Edmonds, an early American genre painter, was born in Hudson, New York in 1806. Edmonds, thanks to an uncle who arranged a clerkship for him, began his professional life as a banker in New York City, and also took evening classes at the National Academy of Design. In 1827, showing... Read full biography
Francis William Edmonds, an early American genre painter, was born in Hudson, New York in 1806. Edmonds, thanks to an uncle who arranged a clerkship for him, began his professional life as a banker in New York City, and also took evening classes at the National Academy of Design. In 1827, showing enough skill to pass an admissions test by submitting artwork, he was admitted to the Academy's exclusive Antique Class. However, shortly after that, from 1828 to 1832, he was diverted from his art... Read full biography
Francis William Edmonds, an early American genre painter, was born in Hudson, New York in 1806. Edmonds, thanks to an uncle who arranged a clerkship for him, began his professional life as a banker in New York City, and also took evening classes at the National Academy of Design. In 1827, showing enough skill to pass an admissions test by submitting artwork, he was admitted to the Academy's exclusive Antique Class. However, shortly after that, from 1828 to 1832, he was diverted from his art pursuits by a banking job, which meant a move to Hudson, New York. Then, moving back to New York City, he "began a self-retraining program", and by the late 1830 was active at the National Academy where he was elected an Associate in 1837, and from 1849... Read full biography
Francis William Edmonds, an early American genre painter, was born in Hudson, New York in 1806. Edmonds, thanks to an uncle who arranged a clerkship for him, began his professional life as a banker in New York City, and also took evening classes at the National Academy of Design. In 1827, showing enough skill to pass an admissions test by submitting artwork, he was admitted to the Academy's exclusive Antique Class. However, shortly after that, from 1828 to 1832, he was diverted from his art pursuits by a banking job, which meant a move to Hudson, New York. Then, moving back to New York City, he "began a self-retraining program", and by the late 1830 was active at the National Academy where he was elected an Associate in 1837, and from 1849 until his death in 1863, served as a Trustee overseeing the Academy's financing and building of permanent quarters. During the las... Read full biography
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- Childhood in 19th Century AmericaFebruary 2006Perry, ClaireAmerican Art Review
- American Narrative PaintingsFebruary 2004Eiland, William UnderwoodAmerican Art Review
- American Art and its CriticsFebruary 2001Dearinger, David B.American Art Review
- Treasures from the SmithsonianApril 2000Severens, Martha RAmerican Art Review