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Frank Weston Benson (1862-1951)  

Aliases: Frank W. Benson
Professions: Painter

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Frank Weston Benson (1862-1951)

12/2/2009
Location: USA
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(b. 1862; d 1951) Born in Salem, Massachusetts, Frank Weston Benson came from a long-line of sea captains. He studied art at the Museum School in Boston before enrolling at the Académie Julian in Paris in 1883. After returning to Salem, Benson set up a studio and began painting portraits, mostly of family and friends. He was appointed as an instructor of drawing at the Museum School in Boston in 1889, the beginning of a ... (view more)

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