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'''Edward Emerson Simmons''' ([[October 27]], [[1852]] – [[November 17]], [[1931]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[impressionism|impressionist]] painter, remembered for his [[mural]] work. He was born in [[Concord, Massachusetts]]. |
'''Edward Emerson Simmons''' ([[October 27]], [[1852]] – [[November 17]], [[1931]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[impressionism|impressionist]] painter, remembered for his [[mural]] work. He was born in [[Concord, Massachusetts]]. |
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He graduated from [[Harvard]] College in 1874, and was a pupil of Lefebvre and Boulanger in [[Paris]], where he took a gold medal. |
He graduated from [[Harvard]] College in 1874, and was a pupil of Lefebvre and Boulanger in [[Paris]], where he took a gold medal. 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]] where many New Yorkers serve on Jury Duty. Later Simmons decorated the [[Waldorf-Astoria]] hotel in [[New York]], the [[Library of Congress]], [[Washington, D.C.]], and the Capitol at [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]]. |
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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. |
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Edward Emerson Simmons (October 27, 1852 – November 17, 1931) was an American impressionist painter, remembered for his mural work. He was born in Concord, Massachusetts.
He graduated from Harvard College in 1874, and was a pupil of Lefebvre and Boulanger in Paris, where he took a gold medal. 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 where many New Yorkers serve on Jury Duty. Later Simmons decorated the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York, the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., and the Capitol at Saint Paul, Minnesota.
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, who, as a group, seceded from the Society of American Artists.
References
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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