Frank Henry Shapleigh
Frank Henry Shapleigh (March 7, 1842 – May 30, 1906) was an American landscape painter known for his contributions to White Mountain art.
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Frank Henry Shapleigh
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- Name
- Frank Henry Shapleigh
- Born
- 7 March 1842
- Birthplace
- Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
- Died
- 30 May 1906
- Place of death
- Jackson, New Hampshire, U.S.
- Occupation
- Painter
- Nationality
- United States
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• Name — Frank Henry Shapleigh • Born — 7 March 1842 • Birthplace — Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. • Died — 30 May 1906 • Place of death — Jackson, New Hampshire, U.S. • Burial Place — Forest Hills Cemetery • Occupation — Painter
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Frank Henry Shapleigh (1842 – 1906) is described as a painter in the authority records of the Getty Union List of Artist Names. Frank Henry Shapleigh was born in 1842 in Boston and died in 1906 in Jackson.
Biography
Biography
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he was based at the Crawford House Artist's Studio in Carroll, New Hampshire, and later in Jackson, New Hampshire. He attended Boston's Lowell Institute. During the American Civil War, he served in the 45th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment of the Union Army, seeing combat in North Carolina in 1862–63. After the war, Shapleigh trained in Europe from 1866 to 1868, studying under Émile Lambinet in Paris. Based in Boston, he maintained a studio in Crawford Notch, New Hampshire, and summered at the Ponce de Leon Hotel in St. Augustine, Florida. His work is held in the permanent collections of Dartmouth College's Hood Museum of Art, Plymouth State University's Museum of the White Mountains, the University of Florida's Harn Museum of Art, White Mountain Museum & Gallery; North Conway NH and the University of Miami's Lowe Art Museum. • Illustration — The Crawford Notch.
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- 1.Marquis Who's Who. Who's Who in America. 1020. 1900.
- 2.Frank Henry Shapleigh (1842-1906). White Mountain Art & Artists.
- 3.U.S. Department of State. Frank Henry Shapleigh. Art in Embassies.
- 4.Art League Publishing Association. The Artists Year Book: A Handy Reference Book Wherein May be Found Interesting Data Pertaining to Artists, and Their Studio, Home and Summer Addresses for 1905-1906. 179. 1905.
- 5.Bonner, Judith H. The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Volume 21: Art and Architecture. UNC Press Books. 421–423. 2013-01-14. 978-0-8078-6994-9.
- 6.Dartmouth College. Frank Henry Shapleigh. Hood Museum of Art.
- 7.Plymouth State University. The Crawford Valley from Mt. Willard, Frank Henry Shapleigh. Museum of the White Mountains.
- 8.Gardner, Sheldon. 'A beautiful history': St. Augustine exhibit includes paintings of bygone city life. St. Augustine Record. May 15, 2022.
- 9.Frank Henry Shapleigh. University of Miami Lowe Art Museum.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 1
- Tatham, David. Full of Facts and Sentiment: The Art of Frank H. Shapleigh. New Hampshire Historical Society. 1982. 9780915916108.
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