Agnes Dean Abbatt (1847-1917)
American Golden Age illustrator, painter & teacher ;
Agness Dean Abbatt ; Agnes D Abbatt ; Agnes Abbatt ; A. D. Abbatt ; A.D. Abbatt ;
[Born June 23, 1847 in New York City, NY – died January 1, 1917 in New York City, NY]
FAD record control number: 26976 ;
Record level: Person ;
Record type: Artist ;
Agnes Dean Abbatt (1847-1917) biography:
Birth: June 23, 1847 in New York City, NY ;
Death: January 1, 1917 in New York City, NY ;
Sex: Female ;
Ethnicity: White ;
Zodiac: Cancer ;
Known for: Landscapes ; coastal scenes ; flowers ;
Medium: Watercolor ; oil ; pastel ;
Technique: Painting ;
Areas: East Chester Road, Westchester County, New York ; East end of Long Island ; Coast of Maine ; Massachusetts Bay ;
Region: North East ;
Lived: 337 4th Avenue, New York, NY (1877-1891) ; 37 W 22nd Street, New York, NY (1893-1895) ;
Father: William D. Abbatt ;
Mother: Agnes H. (Dean) Abbatt ;
Relatives: Dean Abbatt, grandmother, also an amateur artist ;
Spouse: unmarried ;
Children: none ;
Training: City schools, New York, NY ; Cooper Union, New York, NY, art school, class of 1873 ; National Academy of Design, New York, NY ;
Instructors: Robert Swain Gifford (1840-1905) ; James David Smillie (1833-1909) ;
Taught: Washington DC ; Troy, NY ; New Haven, CT ; Cooper Union, New York, NY ; plein air teaching NY, MA and ME ;
Students: Claude Claudine Hirst (1855-1942) ;
Member: American Water Color Society, New York, NY, elected ; Brooklyn Art Club, Brooklyn, NY ;
Exhibited with: American Water Color Society, New York, NY (1905) ; National Academy of Design, New York (1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1893-1894, 1895-1896) ; Boston Art Club, New York, NY (1881, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1899) ; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA (1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1885, 1891) ; Salmagundi Club, New York, NY (1882, 1883, 1884, 1887) ;
Awards: bronze medal for Head of Ajax, ca.1873, Copper Union ; merit of achievement, National Academy of Design ; silver medal, Charitable Mechanics’ and Tradesmen’s Association of Boston ;
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Notes: Makes wax models of flowers and plants ;
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