Walter Francis Brown Explained
Walter Francis Brown (10 January 1853 Providence, Rhode Island, – 7 November 1929 Venice, Italy) was an American painter and illustrator.
Career
Walter Francis Brown was born to the marriage of Samuel Welch Brown (1824–1907) and Mary Elizabeth Thurber (; 1827–1912). He earned a Bachelor of Philosophy degree from Brown University in 1873. He continued his studies in Paris at the École des Beaux-Arts with Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824–1904) and Léon Bonnat (1833–1922). Brown then moved to Venice, established a studio at Palazzo da Mula, and specialized, among other things, painting city views. He illustrated books, including Settlement of Rhode Island (1874), by Charles Thurber Miller (1828–1876), and A Tramp Abroad (1889), by Mark Twain. He also contributed to Harper's Weekly, Leslie's, and St. Nicholas. Much of Brown's work is held by Brown University at the John Hay Library.
Selected work
- none . Wright . Margaret Barker . Brown, Walter Francis (illustrator) . May 1878 . Bohemian Days . February 23, 2021 . . en-US . 14 . 1 . 121–129 . .
- Book: none . Reynolds . Daniel Carpenter . Brown, Walter Francis (illustrator) . 1876 . Romance in Smoke . February 23, 2021 . children's poetry with illustrations . en-US . 121–129 . 29025577 . 669225223 . .
Family
Brown, in 1885, married Louise Tifft Beckwith (; 1854–1932). His younger brother, Arthur Lewis Brown (1854–1928), was, from 1896 to 1927, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island. They both are nephews of naturalist and writer George Thurber (1821–1890).
Extended family and distant ancestors
Walter Franics Brown was a 5th great-grandson of Rev. Chad Brown, the progenitor of the Brown family of Rhode Island.Brown was a first cousin – 3 times removed – of the four brothers who were instrumental in relocating Brown University to Providence and securing its endowment: (i) Nicholas Brown (1729–1791), (ii) Joseph Brown (1733–1785), (iii) John Brown (1736–1803), and (iv) Moses Brown (1738–1836). One of Nicholas's sons, Nicholas Brown, Jr. (1769–1841) is the university's namesake.
Bibliography
References
- News: . Boston Daily Globe (The) . The Boston Globe . Educational: College Commencements – Brown University – One Hundred and Fifth Commencement – Degrees, Etc. . 3 . 1–5 . June 26, 1873 . 151 . subscription . February 22, 2021 . Newspapers.com.
- Book: . 1914 . Brown, Walter Francis . https://books.google.com/books?id=liwNAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA239 . Historical Catalogue of Brown University, 1764–1914 . en-US . 1 . . Brown University . 239 . February 23, 2021 . .
- Book: . Cutter . William Richard . William Richard Cutter . 1913 . Chad Brown . https://books.google.com/books?id=1J1DAQAAMAAJ&dq=%22%22chad%2Bbrown%22%22&pg=PA211 . New England Families – Genealogical and Memorial – A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation . en-US . 1 . . Lewis Historical Publishing Company . February 18, 2021.
- . Effgen . Alex Brink . 2015 . 'Young' Walter F. Brown: Before, During, and After A Tramp Abroad . The Mark Twain Annual . . 13 . 1 . 63–77 . 10.5325/marktwaij.13.1.0063 . 1553-0981 . 10.5325/marktwaij.13.1.0063 . 145383648 . 6441728207.
- Book: . 1905 . Brown, Walter Francis . https://books.google.com/books?id=D2M6AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA25 . Hosking . Arthur Nicholas . The Artists Year Book . en-US . . The Art League Publishing Association . 25 . 2066495 . February 22, 2021.
- Book: . 2002 . Jacobsen . Anita . Jacobsen's Biographical Index of American Artists: Artists Native to the United States or Working in the United States, From 1606 to 2002 . en-US . 1 . . A. J. Publications . 836305641.
- Book: . Miller . Charles Thurber . Brown . Walter Francis . 1874 . The Settlement of Rhode Island . en-US . New York . The Graphic Co. . February 23, 2021 . 08020210 . 3055330. (see bound cover at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)
- News: . Literary Notes . 7 . April 9, 1878 . subscription . February 22, 2021 . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Newspapers.com.
- . Schmidt . Barbara . Fall 2001 . The Life and Art of True W. Williams . Mark Twain Journal . en-US . 39 . 2 . 1–60 . 0025-3499 . 41641516 . 5543455579.