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{{Short description|American painter}}
{{Short description|American painter (1852–1931)}}
{{other people||Edward Simmons (disambiguation){{!}}Edward Simmons}}
{{other people||Edward Simmons (disambiguation){{!}}Edward Simmons}}
{{more footnotes|date=August 2020}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Edward Simmons
| name = Edward Simmons
| image = Edward Emerson Simmons.jpg
| image = Edward Emerson Simmons.jpg
| image_size = 175px
| image_size = 175px
| birth_date = October 27, 1852
| birth_date = {{birth date|1852|10|27}}
| birth_place = [[Concord, Massachusetts]]
| birth_place = [[Concord, Massachusetts]]
| death_date = November 17, 1931
| death_date = {{death date and age|1931|11|17|1852|10|27}}
| death_place = [[Baltimore]]
| death_place = [[Baltimore]]
| occupation = Painter/Muralist
| spouse = {{plainlist}}
* {{marriage|Vesta Schallenberger|1883|1903|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Alice Ralston Morton|1903}}
{{endplainlist}}
| children = [[will Simmons|William Francis Simmons]] (1884-1949)<br />George Bradford Simmons (1886-1956)
}}
}}
'''Edward Emerson Simmons''' (1852-1931) was an [[American Impressionist]] painter, remembered for his [[mural]] work.
'''Edward Emerson Simmons''' (1852-1931) was an [[American Impressionist]] painter, remembered for his [[mural]] work.


==Biography==
==Biography==
His father was a [[Unitarianism|Unitarian]] minister. He graduated from [[Harvard College]] in 1874, and was a pupil of [[Jules Joseph Lefebvre|Lefebvre]] and [[Gustave Boulanger|Boulanger]] in [[Paris]], where he took a gold medal.<ref name="EB1911">{{EB1911|inline=y|wstitle=Simmons, Edward Emerson|volume=25|page=123}}</ref> In 1894, Simmons was awarded the first commission of the [[Municipal Art Society]], a series of murals—''Justice'', ''The Fates'', and ''The Rights of Man''—for the interior of the Criminal Courthouse at 100 Centre Street in Manhattan. This court is the criminal branch of [[New York Supreme Court]] (the [[trial court]] in New York), where many New Yorkers serve on [[jury duty]]. Later Simmons decorated the [[Waldorf Astoria New York]] hotel, the [[Library of Congress]] in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]], and the [[Minnesota State Capitol]] in [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]].<ref name="EB1911"/>
His father was a [[Unitarianism|Unitarian]] minister. He graduated from [[Harvard College]] in 1874, and was a pupil of [[Jules Joseph Lefebvre|Lefebvre]] and [[Gustave Boulanger|Boulanger]] in [[Paris]], where he took a gold medal.<ref name="EB1911">{{EB1911|inline=y|wstitle=Simmons, Edward Emerson|volume=25|page=123}}</ref> In 1894, Simmons was awarded the first commission of the [[Municipal Art Society]], a series of murals—''Justice'', ''The Fates'', and ''The Rights of Man''—for the interior of the Criminal Courthouse at 100 Centre Street in Manhattan. This court is the criminal branch of [[New York Supreme Court]] (the [[trial court]] in New York), where many New Yorkers serve on [[jury duty]]. Later Simmons decorated the [[Waldorf Astoria New York]] hotel, the [[Library of Congress]] in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]], and the mural series "Civilization of the Northwest" in the [[Minnesota State Capitol]] rotunda in [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]].<ref name="EB1911"/>


In the year 1914 he travelled with [[Childe Hassam]] to view the Arizona desert paintings of the rising California artist [[Xavier Martinez]] at his Piedmont studio.
In the year 1914, he travelled with [[Childe Hassam]] to view the Arizona desert paintings of the rising California artist [[Xavier Martinez]] at his Piedmont studio.
Simmons was a member of the [[Ten American Painters]],<ref name="EB1911"/> who, as a group, seceded from the [[Society of American Artists]]. He was also considered a contributor to the style known as the [[American Renaissance]], a movement after the [[American Civil War]] that stressed the relationship of architecture, painting, sculpture and interior design.
Simmons was a member of the [[Ten American Painters]],<ref name="EB1911"/> who, as a group, seceded from the [[Society of American Artists]]. He was also considered a contributor to the style known as the [[American Renaissance]], a movement after the [[American Civil War]] that stressed the relationship of architecture, painting, sculpture and interior design.


Simmons published his autobiography in 1922.
Simmons published his autobiography in 1922.

==Vandalism of Painting==
[[File:The Carpenter's Son by Edward Simmons 1889-89.jpg|thumb|150px|The Carpenter's Son by Edward Simmons 1888-89]]In 1996 his painting "The Carpenter’s Son" located in the First Unitarian Church, New Bedford, Massachusetts, was yanked from the wall and cut out from its frame. The section depicting Jesus taken cutout and removed with the rest of the painting left lying on the floor.<ref>{{Cite web|last=writer|first=David Rising, Standard-Times staff|title=Church desecration hits emotional chord|url=https://www.southcoasttoday.com/article/19961105/news/311059997|access-date=2021-03-05|website=southcoasttoday.com|language=en}}</ref> The lost section was found in 2006 rolled up behind a refrigerator when it was being removed from the congregation’s kitchen.<ref>{{Cite web|last=FRAGA|first=BRIAN|title=Church to restore slashed painting|url=https://www.southcoasttoday.com/article/20070228/NEWS/702280343|access-date=2021-03-05|website=southcoasttoday.com|language=en}}</ref> The painting was then restored and ownership transferred to the Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden Museum.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Our Building – The First Unitarian Church in New Bedford|url=https://uunewbedford.org/?page_id=27|access-date=2021-03-05|website=uunewbedford.org}}</ref>


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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File:SimmonsJulyAfternoon.jpg|''July Afternoon'', 1906
File:SimmonsJulyAfternoon.jpg|''July Afternoon'', 1906
File:Boston-Public-Gardens-Edward-Simmons.jpg|''Boston-Public-Gardens'', 1910
File:Boston-Public-Gardens-Edward-Simmons.jpg|''Boston-Public-Gardens'', 1910
</gallery>

=== Civilization of the Northwest Gallery ===
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:Civilization of the Northwest-panel-1.png|Rotunda (Southeast Corner)
Image:Civilization of the Northwest-panel-2.png|Rotunda (Southwest Corner)
Image:Civilization of the Northwest-panel-3.png|Rotunda (Northwest Corner)
Image:Civilization of the Northwest-panel-4.png|Rotunda (Northeast Corner)
</gallery>

=== Melpomene mural (Library of Congress) ===
<gallery mode=packed heights="180">
File:Melpomene-Simmons-Highsmith.jpeg|''Melpomene'' mural (full picture, 1896), at the [[Library of Congress]] in Washington DC. Photograph (2007) by Carol Highsmith (1946–).
File:Melpomene-Simmons-Highsmith-detail-1.jpeg|''Melpomene'' mural (detail, 1896), at the [[Library of Congress]] in Washington DC. Photograph (2007) by Carol Highsmith (1946–).
</gallery>
</gallery>


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==External links==
==External links==
{{commonscat inline|Edward Simmons}}
{{commons category-inline|Edward Simmons}}


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[[Category:American muralists]]
[[Category:American muralists]]
[[Category:Harvard College alumni]]
[[Category:Harvard College alumni]]
[[Category:Alumni of the Académie Julian]]
[[Category:Académie Julian alumni]]
[[Category:19th-century male artists]]
[[Category:19th-century American male artists]]
[[Category:20th-century American male artists]]

Latest revision as of 13:14, 7 May 2024

For other people with the same name, see Edward Simmons.
Edward Simmons
Born(1852-10-27)October 27, 1852
Concord, Massachusetts
DiedNovember 17, 1931(1931-11-17) (aged 79)
Baltimore
OccupationPainter/Muralist
Spouses
Vesta Schallenberger
​
​
(m. 1883; div. 1903)​
Alice Ralston Morton
​
​
(m. 1903)​
ChildrenWilliam Francis Simmons (1884-1949)
George Bradford Simmons (1886-1956)

Edward Emerson Simmons (1852-1931) was an American Impressionist painter, remembered for his mural work.

Biography

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His father was a Unitarian minister. He graduated from Harvard College in 1874, and was a pupil of Lefebvre and Boulanger in Paris, where he took a gold medal.[1] In 1894, Simmons was awarded the first commission of the Municipal Art Society, a series of murals—Justice, The Fates, and The Rights of Man—for the interior of the Criminal Courthouse at 100 Centre Street in Manhattan. This court is the criminal branch of New York Supreme Court (the trial court in New York), where many New Yorkers serve on jury duty. Later Simmons decorated the Waldorf Astoria New York hotel, the Library of Congress in Washington, and the mural series "Civilization of the Northwest" in the Minnesota State Capitol rotunda in Saint Paul.[1]

In the year 1914, he travelled with Childe Hassam to view the Arizona desert paintings of the rising California artist Xavier Martinez at his Piedmont studio.

Simmons was a member of the Ten American Painters,[1] who, as a group, seceded from the Society of American Artists. He was also considered a contributor to the style known as the American Renaissance, a movement after the American Civil War that stressed the relationship of architecture, painting, sculpture and interior design.

Simmons published his autobiography in 1922.

Vandalism of Painting

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The Carpenter's Son by Edward Simmons 1888-89

In 1996 his painting "The Carpenter’s Son" located in the First Unitarian Church, New Bedford, Massachusetts, was yanked from the wall and cut out from its frame. The section depicting Jesus taken cutout and removed with the rest of the painting left lying on the floor.[2] The lost section was found in 2006 rolled up behind a refrigerator when it was being removed from the congregation’s kitchen.[3] The painting was then restored and ownership transferred to the Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden Museum.[4]

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  • Awaiting his return, 1884, private collection
    Awaiting his return, 1884, private collection
  • The Reflection
    The Reflection
  • Girl reading 1893, private collection
    Girl reading 1893, private collection
  • Wrześniowe popołudnie, 1892
    Wrześniowe popołudnie, 1892
  • Night
    Night
  • High Sea, 1895
    High Sea, 1895
  • July Afternoon, 1906
    July Afternoon, 1906
  • Boston-Public-Gardens, 1910
    Boston-Public-Gardens, 1910
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  • Rotunda (Southeast Corner)
    Rotunda (Southeast Corner)
  • Rotunda (Southwest Corner)
    Rotunda (Southwest Corner)
  • Rotunda (Northwest Corner)
    Rotunda (Northwest Corner)
  • Rotunda (Northeast Corner)
    Rotunda (Northeast Corner)

Melpomene mural (Library of Congress)

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  • Melpomene mural (full picture, 1896), at the Library of Congress in Washington DC. Photograph (2007) by Carol Highsmith (1946–).
    Melpomene mural (full picture, 1896), at the Library of Congress in Washington DC. Photograph (2007) by Carol Highsmith (1946–).
  • Melpomene mural (detail, 1896), at the Library of Congress in Washington DC. Photograph (2007) by Carol Highsmith (1946–).
    Melpomene mural (detail, 1896), at the Library of Congress in Washington DC. Photograph (2007) by Carol Highsmith (1946–).

References

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  1. ^ a b c  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Simmons, Edward Emerson". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 123.
  2. ^ writer, David Rising, Standard-Times staff. "Church desecration hits emotional chord". southcoasttoday.com. Retrieved 2021-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ FRAGA, BRIAN. "Church to restore slashed painting". southcoasttoday.com. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  4. ^ "Our Building – The First Unitarian Church in New Bedford". uunewbedford.org. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
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