Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Painting, Visual Artist
1847 – 1928
Who was Frederick Arthur Bridgman?
Frederick Arthur Bridgman was an American artist known for his paintings of "Orientalist" subjects.
Born in Tuskegee, Alabama, he was the son of a physician. He began as a draughtsman in New York City, for the American Bank Note Company in 1864–65, and studied art in the same years at the Brooklyn Art Association and at the National Academy of Design. He went to Paris in 1866, and in 1867 he entered the studio of the noted academic painter Jean-Léon Gérôme, where he was deeply influenced by Gérôme's precise draftsmanship, smooth finishes, and concern for Middle-Eastern themes. Thereafter, Paris became his headquarters. In 1874, he was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate member, and became a full member in 1881.
Bridgman made his first trip to North Africa between 1872 and 1874, dividing his time between Algeria and Egypt. There he executed approximately three hundred sketches, which became the source material for several later oil paintings that attracted immediate attention. Bridgman became known as "the American Gérôme", although Bridgman would later adopt a more naturalistic aesthetic, emphasizing bright colors and painterly brushwork.
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- Born
- Nov 10, 1847
Tuskegee - Also known as
- Бриджман, Фредерик Артур
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts
- Died
- Jan 13, 1928
Rouen
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on July 23, 2013
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