page_title: Frank Weston Benson
hierarchical_section_title: Frank Weston Benson
caption_attribution_description: Description: Portrait of Benson. Tear in upper left corner. Benson, Frank Weston, 1862-1951 Creator/Photographer: Haeseler (Firm: Philadelphia, Pa.) Medium: Black and white photographic print Dimensions: 17 cm x 12 cm Date: c. 1895 Persistent URL: [1] Repository: Archives of American Art &#160;&#160;Native nameArchives of American ArtParent institutionSmithsonian InstitutionLocationWashington, D.C.Coordinates38°&#160;53′&#160;52.44″&#160;N, 77°&#160;01′&#160;21.72″&#160;W Established1954Web pagewww.aaa.si.eduAuthority control : Q2860568 VIAF:&#8201;151134814 ISNI:&#8201;0000 0004 5897 2996 LCCN:&#8201;n79065944 NLA:&#8201;35007823 GND:&#8201;1023549-8 WorldCat institution QS:P195,Q2860568 Collection: Macbeth Gallery Records, c. 1890-1964 Accession number: aaa_macbgall_4627
context_page_description: Frank Weston Benson, frequently referred to as Frank W. Benson, was an American artist from Salem, Massachusetts known for his Realistic portraits, American Impressionist paintings, watercolors and etchings. He began his career painting portraits of distinguished families and murals for the Library of Congress. Some of his best known paintings depict his daughters outdoors at Benson's summer home, Wooster Farm, on the island of North Haven, Maine. He also produced numerous oil, wash and watercolor paintings and etchings of wildfowl and landscapes.
  In 1880, Benson began to study at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston under both Otto Grundmann and Frederic Crowninshield. In 1883 he travelled to Paris to study at the Académie Julian. He enjoyed a distinguished career as an instructor and department head at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. He was a founding member of the Ten American Painters, American Academy of Arts and Letters and The Guild of Boston Artists.
context_section_description: Frank Weston Benson, frequently referred to as Frank W. Benson, (March 24, 1862 – November 15, 1951) was an American artist from Salem, Massachusetts known for his Realistic portraits, American Impressionist paintings, watercolors and etchings.  He began his career painting portraits of distinguished families and murals for the Library of Congress.  Some of his best known paintings (Eleanor, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Summer, Rhode Island School of Design Museum) depict his daughters outdoors at Benson's summer home, Wooster Farm, on the island of North Haven, Maine. He also produced numerous oil, wash and watercolor paintings and etchings of wildfowl and landscapes.
  In 1880, Benson began to study at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston under both Otto Grundmann and Frederic Crowninshield.  In 1883 he travelled to Paris to study at the Académie Julian. He enjoyed a distinguished career as an instructor and department head at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.  He was a founding member of the Ten American Painters, American Academy of Arts and Letters and The Guild of Boston Artists.
caption: circa 1895
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