Francis Davis Millet

Francis Davis Millet
AnonymousUnknown author, published by Minnesota State Capitol, Public domain

(1848–1912) amerikansk konstnär, skulptör och journalist

Francis Davis Millet (USA, 1848–1912) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a sculptor, and a designer. By year of birth, Francis Davis Millet belongs to the chapter ‘Impressionism’ in this site’s history of art.

Francis Davis Millet was born in Mattapoisett and died in North Atlantic Ocean. Francis Davis Millet trained at Harvard University and Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Francis Davis Millet became a member of American Academy of Arts and Letters.

One of the best-known works is ‘A Tender Chord’. The catalogue has 12 works by Francis Davis Millet with free images. The dated works span the years 1876–1894. Works by Francis Davis Millet are held by several collections, among them Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Tate, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Gustave Caillebotte, Auguste Baud-Bovy, Gustav Bauernfeind, Fernand Pelez, and Hermann Knackfuß.