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Museums page for Edmund Greacen ((1873/76 - 1949/51)), known for Town-shore landscape, figure and portrait painting. Showing 7 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1873/76 New York City - 1949/51 White Plains, New York. Known for: Town-shore landscape, figure and portrait painting.
The artist's father, Thomas Edmund Greacen, arrived in New York from Scotland in 1868 and became active in the shoe business. Soon he married Isabella Wiggins, "the daughter of a wealthy New York... Read full biography
The artist's father, Thomas Edmund Greacen, arrived in New York from Scotland in 1868 and became active in the shoe business. Soon he married Isabella Wiggins, "the daughter of a wealthy New York family; applied her capital and his own shrewd judgment to the wholesale shoe trade, and prospered."... Read full biography
The artist's father, Thomas Edmund Greacen, arrived in New York from Scotland in 1868 and became active in the shoe business. Soon he married Isabella Wiggins, "the daughter of a wealthy New York family; applied her capital and his own shrewd judgment to the wholesale shoe trade, and prospered." The family holdings expanded: "There was a brownstone at 6 West 50th Street. [and] a farm in Sullivan County where the four children spent their summers" (Knudsen, 1972, p. 5). One of these children,... Read full biography
The artist's father, Thomas Edmund Greacen, arrived in New York from Scotland in 1868 and became active in the shoe business. Soon he married Isabella Wiggins, "the daughter of a wealthy New York family; applied her capital and his own shrewd judgment to the wholesale shoe trade, and prospered." The family holdings expanded: "There was a brownstone at 6 West 50th Street. [and] a farm in Sullivan County where the four children spent their summers" (Knudsen, 1972, p. 5). One of these children, the second of three sons, Edmund W. Greacen, the future painter, was born on 18 September 1876, the year of the great Philadelphia Centennial Exposition. Growing up in a relatively affluent household, Edmund first attended the Halsey School and then... Read full biography
The artist's father, Thomas Edmund Greacen, arrived in New York from Scotland in 1868 and became active in the shoe business. Soon he married Isabella Wiggins, "the daughter of a wealthy New York family; applied her capital and his own shrewd judgment to the wholesale shoe trade, and prospered." The family holdings expanded: "There was a brownstone at 6 West 50th Street. [and] a farm in Sullivan County where the four children spent their summers" (Knudsen, 1972, p. 5). One of these children, the second of three sons, Edmund W. Greacen, the future painter, was born on 18 September 1876, the year of the great Philadelphia Centennial Exposition. Growing up in a relatively affluent household, Edmund first attended the Halsey School and then continued his education at New York University, where his curriculum included art. However, it seems that other activit... Read full biography
Edmund Greacen - Artist Info
About Edmund Greacen: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (7)
All MuseumsCummer Museum of Art & Gardens
829 Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville, FL 32204Delaware Art Museum
2301 Kentmere Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19806Florence Griswold Museum
Lyme Historical Society
96 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, CT 06371The Columbus Museum (COMU)
1251 Wynnton Road
Columbus, GA 31906The Newark Museum of Art
49 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
401 Museum Drive
Hagerstown, MD 21741-0423