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Museums page for Harrison Bird Brown ((1831 - 1915)), known for Landscape, marine, and portrait painter, survey artist. Showing 12 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1831 Portland, Maine - 1915 London, England. Known for: Landscape, marine, and portrait painter, survey artist.
Harrison Bird Brown was born in 1831 in Portland, Maine, and is best known for his White Mountain landscapes and marine paintings of Maine's Casco Bay. By 1860, Brown was being praised as a leading... Read full biography
Harrison Bird Brown was born in 1831 in Portland, Maine, and is best known for his White Mountain landscapes and marine paintings of Maine's Casco Bay. By 1860, Brown was being praised as a leading American marine painter. Known also as Harry B., Henry B., and some times mistakenly as Henry Box... Read full biography
Harrison Bird Brown was born in 1831 in Portland, Maine, and is best known for his White Mountain landscapes and marine paintings of Maine's Casco Bay. By 1860, Brown was being praised as a leading American marine painter. Known also as Harry B., Henry B., and some times mistakenly as Henry Box Brown (Eason), he began an apprenticeship at age 21 with house and ship painters Forbes and Wilson. He then became a banner and sign painter, under the name "H. B. Brown, Banner & Ornamental, Painter".... Read full biography
Harrison Bird Brown was born in 1831 in Portland, Maine, and is best known for his White Mountain landscapes and marine paintings of Maine's Casco Bay. By 1860, Brown was being praised as a leading American marine painter. Known also as Harry B., Henry B., and some times mistakenly as Henry Box Brown (Eason), he began an apprenticeship at age 21 with house and ship painters Forbes and Wilson. He then became a banner and sign painter, under the name "H. B. Brown, Banner & Ornamental, Painter". Landscape painting was popular in the mid 19th century, thanks in part to the influence of Charles Codman (1800-1842), whose paintings were collected for their very romantic sentiments. It is possible that Brown saw examples of Codman's poetic... Read full biography
Harrison Bird Brown was born in 1831 in Portland, Maine, and is best known for his White Mountain landscapes and marine paintings of Maine's Casco Bay. By 1860, Brown was being praised as a leading American marine painter. Known also as Harry B., Henry B., and some times mistakenly as Henry Box Brown (Eason), he began an apprenticeship at age 21 with house and ship painters Forbes and Wilson. He then became a banner and sign painter, under the name "H. B. Brown, Banner & Ornamental, Painter". Landscape painting was popular in the mid 19th century, thanks in part to the influence of Charles Codman (1800-1842), whose paintings were collected for their very romantic sentiments. It is possible that Brown saw examples of Codman's poetic paintings, and was influenced by his works. Brown was one of the early artists to paint the coastline of Maine's M... Read full biography
Harrison Bird Brown - Artist Info
About Harrison Bird Brown: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (12)
All MuseumsFarnsworth Art Museum
16 Museum Street
Box 466
Rockland, ME 04841-0466Fruitlands Museums
102 Prospect Hill Road
Harvard, MA 01451Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia
The University of Georgia
90 Carlton Street
Athens, GA 30602-6719Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH 03755Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street
Portland, ME 04101Mead Art Museum, Amherst College
Amherst College
Po Box 5000
Amherst, MA 01002Peabody Essex Museum
East India Square
161 Essex Square
Salem, MA 01970Portland Museum of Art (PMA)
7 Congress Square
Portland, ME 04101Saint Louis Art Museum
Forest Park
One Fine Arts Drive
St. Louis, MO 63110The Currier Museum of Art
201 Myrtle Way
Manchester, NH 03104Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
401 Museum Drive
Hagerstown, MD 21741-0423