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for Charles Francis Browne
American, 1859 - 1920
Browne spent his youth in Waltham; he attained enough skill as a draughtsman to become a designer at the Forbes Lithographic Co. of Boston. He was enrolled in the school of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston before attending the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, studying with Thomas Eakins and Thomas Anshutz. During his studies, Browne continued to support himself through illustration work. In 1887 he went abroad, and the following year entered the Paris Ecole des Beaux-Arts, working under Gustav Boulanger and Jules Lefebvre. He then painted at Auvers-sur-Oise, and with Schenck of Ecouen.
By 1891, Chicago was Browne's permanent residence. He taught briefly at Beloit (Wisconsin) College in 1894, but his principal association was with the Art Institute of Chicago. From 1895 to 1911 he was an instructor on its faculty, teaching the classes in drawing from the antique. He married Turbie Taft, the sister of the sculptor, Loredo Taft, in 1898.
Well known as a landscape painter, lecturer and critic, Browne edited Brush and Pencil, and was the art editor of the Chicago Tribune in 1898. He was a member of many Chicago arts organizations, and served as assistant commissioner general of the Fine Arts Exhibition at Buenos Aires and Santiago in 1910, and was superintendent of the United States section of the fine arts exhibition of the Panama-Pacific Exposition, San Francisco, of 1915.
By 1891, Chicago was Browne's permanent residence. He taught briefly at Beloit (Wisconsin) College in 1894, but his principal association was with the Art Institute of Chicago. From 1895 to 1911 he was an instructor on its faculty, teaching the classes in drawing from the antique. He married Turbie Taft, the sister of the sculptor, Loredo Taft, in 1898.
Well known as a landscape painter, lecturer and critic, Browne edited Brush and Pencil, and was the art editor of the Chicago Tribune in 1898. He was a member of many Chicago arts organizations, and served as assistant commissioner general of the Fine Arts Exhibition at Buenos Aires and Santiago in 1910, and was superintendent of the United States section of the fine arts exhibition of the Panama-Pacific Exposition, San Francisco, of 1915.
