Arnot Art Museum
235 Lake Street
Elmira, NY 14901
Elmira, NY 14901
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Museums page for Charles Franklin Pierce ((1844 - 1920)), known for Pastoral landscape, town views. Showing 5 museum collections and exhibitions.
Charles Franklin Pierce MUSEUMS
1844 Sharon, New Hampshire - 1920 Brookline, Massachusetts. Known for: Pastoral landscape, town views.
The following biography is contributed by Scott Plimpton, great, great nephew of the artist:. Charles Franklin Pierce was born on April 26th, 1844 in Sharon, New Hampshire to John A. and Phila W.... Read full biography
The following biography is contributed by Scott Plimpton, great, great nephew of the artist:. Charles Franklin Pierce was born on April 26th, 1844 in Sharon, New Hampshire to John A. and Phila W. Pierce. He was the third of six children who were raised in the nearby rural community of Peterborough.... Read full biography
The following biography is contributed by Scott Plimpton, great, great nephew of the artist:. Charles Franklin Pierce was born on April 26th, 1844 in Sharon, New Hampshire to John A. and Phila W. Pierce. He was the third of six children who were raised in the nearby rural community of Peterborough. His early years were spent working on the family farm where the pastoral environment and a multitude of livestock made a deep impression on the future artist. Many of the works of art he would create... Read full biography
The following biography is contributed by Scott Plimpton, great, great nephew of the artist:. Charles Franklin Pierce was born on April 26th, 1844 in Sharon, New Hampshire to John A. and Phila W. Pierce. He was the third of six children who were raised in the nearby rural community of Peterborough. His early years were spent working on the family farm where the pastoral environment and a multitude of livestock made a deep impression on the future artist. Many of the works of art he would create later on in his life would stem from his familiarity with the farming way of life in the mid 1800s. Cows were one of his favorite subjects. In the early 1860s his creative energies started to emerge and the drudgery of farm work was certainly no... Read full biography
The following biography is contributed by Scott Plimpton, great, great nephew of the artist:. Charles Franklin Pierce was born on April 26th, 1844 in Sharon, New Hampshire to John A. and Phila W. Pierce. He was the third of six children who were raised in the nearby rural community of Peterborough. His early years were spent working on the family farm where the pastoral environment and a multitude of livestock made a deep impression on the future artist. Many of the works of art he would create later on in his life would stem from his familiarity with the farming way of life in the mid 1800s. Cows were one of his favorite subjects. In the early 1860s his creative energies started to emerge and the drudgery of farm work was certainly no outlet for them, so in 1864 he decided to move to Boston to attend art school. Over the next few years he developed his skills at school and... Read full biography
Charles Franklin Pierce - Artist Info
About Charles Franklin Pierce: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (5)
All MuseumsHickory Museum of Art
243 Third Avenue N.E.
Hickory, NC 28601Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA)
465 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115The John H. Vanderpoel Art Association
9625 S. Longwood Drive (Ridge Park)
Chicago, IL 60643Timken Museum of Art
1500 El. Prado
Balboa Park
San Diego, CA 92101