Adam Emory Albright (1862-1957)
American lyrical impressionist figurative and landscape painter ;
Adam E. Albright ; A. Emory Albright ; A.E. Albright ; A. E. Albright ; Adam Albright ;
[Born August 15, 1862 in Monroe, WI – died September 13, 1957 in Warrenville, IL]
FAD record control number: 42831 ;
Record level: Person ;
Record type: Artist ;
Adam Emory Albright (1862-1957) biography:
Birth: August 15, 1862 in Monroe, WI ;
Death: September 13, 1957 in Warrenville, IL ;
Sex: Male ;
Ethnicity: White ;
Zodiac: Leo ;
Known for: Lyrical impressionist figures in a landscape ;
Medium: Oil ;
Technique: Painting ;
Subjects: Children ; landscapes ; people ; still-life ; portraits ;
Areas: Monroe, WI ; Lawrence, KS ; Chicago, IL (1888) ; Philadelphia, PA ; Paris, France ; Munich, Germany ; Brown County Art Colony, Brown County, IN (summers, 1908- ) ; AZ (winters, 1917- ) ; Winnetka, IL ; Laguna Beach, CA ; Warrenville, IL ;
Region: Mid-west ; North East ; Europe ;
Lived: Monroe, WI ; Chicago, IL ; Warrenville, IL ;
Father: Zachariah Albright (1822-1886) ;
Mother: Catherine Kepler (1824-1888), second wife of Zachariah ;
Relatives: Had 11 brothers and sisters : John Albert Albright (1844- ), brother ; James Thompson Albright (1845- ), brother ; William Elliott Albright (1846- ), brother ; Hugh Henry Albright (1848- ), brother ; Mary Ann Albright (1850- ), sister ; Samuel Elliott Albright (1852- ), brother ; Elmira Ellen Albright (1855- ), sister ; Eve Albright (1864- ), sister ; Edwin Zachariah Albright (1868- ), brother ; Arthur Albright (1870- ), brother ;
Spouse: Clara Amelia (Wilson) Albright (1863-1939) ;
Children: Malvin Marr Albright (1897-1983) ; Ivan Le Lorraine Albright (1897-1983) ; Lisle Murillo Albright (1891-1958) ;
Training: University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS ; Chicago Academy of Fine Arts (later the Art Institute of Chicago), Chicago, IL (1881-1883) under Henry Fenton Spread (1844-1890) & John Henry Vanderpoel (1857-1911) ; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA under Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins (1844-1916) (1883-1886) ; Academie Julian, Paris, France under Benjamin Constant (1845-1902) ;
Instructors: Henry Fenton Spread (1844-1890) & John Henry Vanderpoel (1857-1911) ; Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins (1844-1916) ; Benjamin Constant (1845-1902) ;
Work:
Taught: Albright Atelier, Lamar, MO ;
Students:
Member: Salmagundi Club, New York, NY, artist member (1916- ) ; National Academy of Design, New York, NY, associate ; Chicago Watercolor Club, Chicago, IL, president ; Chicago Academy of Design, Chicago, IL ; Laguna Beach Art Association, Laguna Beach, CA ;
Exhibited with: Panama Pacific International Exposition, Chicago, IL (1915, 1917) ;
Awards:
Milestones: Was the 10th child of a family with eleven children ;
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Digital-born document number:
FAD.2018.42831
Digital document provenance:
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Record birth date:
December 26, 2018
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