The painting by Henry Bacon that hangs in our lobby
I look at the picture of "Francklin" chez lui every time I go by it. It is so pleasing. I am interested in knowing more about it, its painter Henry Bacon, its donors and so on. If anybody can educate me on any of this I will appreciate it.
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It's probably NOT the same Henry Bacon who designed the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
He's probably this guy (from http://www.caldwellgallery.com/bios/baconbio.html):
Henry Bacon, born in 1839, was a figure painter of the expatriate genre. He was one of the first Americans to be admitted to a Paris school, Ecole des Beaux-Arts. There he was schooled in the conservative French tradition of the late 19th century. Bacon enlisted in the Civil War and served as a field artist for "Leslie's Weekly". After the war, he perfected his techniques in watercolor using oblique angles and cropping effects. He popularized the perspective scenes on decks of passenger ships, which he observed during his frequent travels. Bacon was highly acclaimed for his watercolors. By 1895 he began to experiment with pure washes without opaque body color in figures. Henry Bacon died in 1912 in Cairo, Egypt.
Thanks for the comment, Todd.
Yes, you are right, our Henry is not the Lincoln Memorial one, but the one you give us the blurb (thank you!) on.
I am doing a little research on this Henry Bacon. You are cordially invited to BFIT to admire this great little piece of Bacon art, so relative to Ben, that we proudly display in our lobby. A true wonder.
Good to see you here.