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Artists

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Ralph Clarkson was an American artist, notable as one of the original member's of Lorado Taft's Eagle's Nest Art Colony near Oregon, Illinois.


Charles Francis Browne was an American artist who studied art in Boston and Paris, eventually becoming a respected artist and professor in Chicago.

Early life

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Charles Francis Browne was born in Natick, Massachusetts in 1859.[1]

Formal training

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Browne studied art at several institutions during his life. He studied at the Boston Museum School, the Pennsylvania Academy of Arts, and at the École des Beaux-Arts with Jean-Léon Gérôme.[1]

Style and major works

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Eagle's Nest

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Browne, along with Lorado Taft, Ralph Clarkson, and a number of other artists, was a founding member of Eagle's Nest Art Colony near Oregon, Illinois. The colony was a summer reprieve for many prominent Chicago artists, writers and architects.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Gray, Mary Lackritz and Schulze, Franz. A Guide to Chicago's Murals, (Google Books), University of Chicago Press, Chicago: 2001, pp. 420–21, (ISBN 0226305961).
  2. ^ Dury, John. Old Illinois Houses, (*Google Books), Read Books, 2007, p. 204, (ISBN 1406741744).

Another article

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Oscar Taylor House
 
LocationFreeport, Stephenson County, Illinois, USA
Coordinates42°17′4″N 89°36′51″W / 42.28444°N 89.61417°W / 42.28444; -89.61417
Area>1 acre
Built1857
ArchitectOtis L. Wheelock
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.84001165
Added to NRHPMay 11, 1984

The John Dowling House is an example of Classical Revival architecture located in Galena, Illinois, USA. The house is considered a contributing property to the Galena Historic District, which include 85 percent of the city.

History

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The house was erected for John Dowling in 1847 on the ground that had served as the stockade for the fort at Galena during the 1832 Black Hawk War. From the time the home was constructed until around 1900 it remained in the Dowling family. It passed to the Chamberlins, Gratiots, and Bales between 1904 and 1934.[1]

Architecture

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Historic significance

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Notes

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  1. ^ McEldowney, H.B. "John Dowling House, Historic American Buildings Survey, Data Pages, Project No. 26-14, March 15 1934, accessed August 31, 2008.
  2. ^ National Register Information System Query - State and city name=Freeport, IL, National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service, accessed May 21, 2008.
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