Harrison Bird Brown (1831–1915) was an American painter. He was born in Portland, Maine and died in London , England . He was known primarily for his painting of marine life and White Mountain landscapes. ^[1] Assistance from art critic and patron John Neal made Brown Portland's most successful artist of the nineteenth century. ^[2] Brown helped establish the Portland Society of Art and served as one of its first presidents. ^[3]

His work was exhibited at the National Academy of Design from 1858 to 1875. More recently his work has been exhibited at the Portland Museum of Art , Colby College Museum of Art and Bowdoin College Museum of Art . He was particularly well known for two paintings of Crawford Notch in the White Mountains which were produced in 1890. ^[1]

In 1892, he moved to London to live with his only surviving child, a daughter. He died there in 1915. ^[1]

Harrison Bird Brown House [ edit ]

His home, the Harrison B. Brown House , was built overlooking the Fore River in Portland's West End in 1861 and was often the location in which he painted. ^[4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

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Published Sources [ edit ]

• Routhier, Jessica Skwire, and Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. Vividly True to Nature: Harrison Bird Brown, 1831?1915 (Portland, ME: Portland Museum of Art, 2007)
• Shettleworth, Earle G. A Painter's Progress: The Life, Work, and Travels of Harrison B. Brown of Portland Maine , 2 vols. (Portland, ME: Phoenix Press, 2005?6)

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