Hugh H. Breckenridge

Hugh H. Breckenridge
Self-portrait 1913
Born (1870-10-06)October 6, 1870
Leesburg, Virginia
Died November 4, 1937(1937-11-04) (aged 67)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nationality American
Education Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Known for Painting, Educator

Hugh H. Breckenridge (1870-1937), was an American painter known for his teaching and painting.

Biography

Breckenridge was born on October 6, 1870 in Leesburg, Virginia. He attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts where he met first met William Edmondson. [1] In 1892, he traveled to Paris where he studied under Adolphe William Bouguereau.[2] He travel though Europe with his colleague Walter E. Schofield.[2]

In 1894 when he returned to Philadelphia he began his career at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), where he would teach for more than forty years.[2][3]

Breckenridge exhibited widely from 1896 until his death, starting at the Art Club of Philadelphia and, towards the end of his life, in 1934, at the Whitney Museum.[1] His work was included in the 1926 Philadelphia Sesqui-Centennial Exhibition.[1]

Breckenridge was a member of the Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia Sketch Club, and the Arts Club of Philadelphia.[1]

He died on November 4, 1937 in Philadelphia, while he was still on the faculty of the PAFA.[3][1]

White Phlox, 1906

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 MacDonald, Aubrey E. "Hugh Breckenridge (1870-1937)". Sullivan Goss. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Hugh Breckenridge (1870 - 1937)". askART. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  3. 1 2 Tran, Hoang. "Hugh Breckenridge papers: Finding Aid" (PDF). Dorothy and Kenneth Woodcock Archives. The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Retrieved 22 April 2018.


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