Freake-Gibbs painter
Illustration — Elizabeth Clarke Freake (Mrs. John Freake) and Baby Mary by the Freake Painter The Freake Painter (fl. 1670s), also known as the Freake Limner and the Freake-Gibbs Painter, was an anonymous American portrait painter who has been described as "North America's first major artist".
Also recorded as Freake-Gibbs Painter · Freake-Gibbs Limner · Freake Painter · Freake Limner
Freake-Gibbs painter
Freake-Gibbs painter · Public domain
- Born
- 1700
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- portrait
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Illustration — Elizabeth Clarke Freake (Mrs. John Freake) and Baby Mary by the Freake Painter The Freake Painter (fl. 1670s), also known as the Freake Limner and the Freake-Gibbs Painter, was an anonymous American portrait painter who has been described as "North America's first major artist".
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Biography
Born in 1700, died in 1700.
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Work by Freake-Gibbs painter is recorded in the collections of Museum of Fine Arts Boston and Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
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1700
Freake-Gibbs painter born.
1700
Freake-Gibbs painter died.
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