Frederick Arthur Bridgman
(1847–1928) amerikansk målare
Frederick Arthur Bridgman (USA, 1847–1928) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a printmaker, and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Frederick Arthur Bridgman belongs to the chapter ‘Impressionism’ in this site’s history of art.
Frederick Arthur Bridgman was born in Tuskegee and died in Rouen. Frederick Arthur Bridgman trained at Beaux-Arts de Paris and National Academy of Design. Frederick Arthur Bridgman studied under Jean-Léon Gérôme. Wikidata associates Frederick Arthur Bridgman with Pont-Aven School and Orientalism. Frederick Arthur Bridgman was awarded Officer of the Legion of Honour.
One of the best-known works is ‘Robbing the Pigeon Roost (Chasing Doves)’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 45 works by Frederick Arthur Bridgman with free images. The dated works span the years 1500–1923. Works by Frederick Arthur Bridgman are held by several collections, among them Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Speed Art Museum, and Birmingham Museum of Art.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Victor Vignon, Otto Böhler, Vinnie Ream, Agnes Dean Abbatt, and Albert Pinkham Ryder.