Frank Henry Shapleigh Explained

Frank Henry Shapleigh
Birth Date:7 March 1842
Birth Place:Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Death Place:Jackson, New Hampshire, U.S.
Burial Place:Forest Hills Cemetery
Occupation:Painter
Signature:Signature of Frank Henry Shapleigh (1842–1906).png

Frank Henry Shapleigh (March 7, 1842[1] – May 30, 1906[2]) was an American landscape painter known for his contributions to White Mountain art.

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.[3] 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.[4]

After the war, Shapleigh trained in Europe from 1866 to 1868, studying under Émile Lambinet in Paris.[5] 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,[6] Plymouth State University's Museum of the White Mountains,[7] the University of Florida's Harn Museum of Art,[8] and the University of Miami's Lowe Art Museum.[9]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Book: Who's Who in America . 1900 . Marquis Who's Who . Chicago . 1020 . en.
  2. Web site: Frank Henry Shapleigh (1842-1906) . 2024-11-11 . White Mountain Art & Artists.
  3. Web site: Frank Henry Shapleigh . Art in Embassies . U.S. Department of State . 28 February 2024.
  4. Book: 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 . Art League Publishing Association . 1905 . Hosking . Arthur Nicholas . Chicago . 179 . en.
  5. Book: Bonner . Judith H. . The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Volume 21: Art and Architecture . Pennington . Estill Curtis . Wilson . Charles Reagan . 2013-01-14 . UNC Press Books . 978-0-8078-6994-9 . 421–423 . en.
  6. Web site: Frank Henry Shapleigh . Hood Museum of Art . Dartmouth College . 28 February 2024.
  7. Web site: The Crawford Valley from Mt. Willard, Frank Henry Shapleigh . Museum of the White Mountains . Plymouth State University . 28 February 2024.
  8. Web site: Gardner . Sheldon . May 15, 2022 . 'A beautiful history': St. Augustine exhibit includes paintings of bygone city life . 2024-11-11 . . en-US.
  9. Web site: Frank Henry Shapleigh . University of Miami Lowe Art Museum . 28 February 2024.

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