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Rex Brasher

Rex Brasher (1869 - 1960) was active/lived in Connecticut.  Rex Brasher is known for Bird paintings.

Known as Connecticut's 20th-Century Audubon, Rex Brasher was born in 1869 in Brooklyn, New York, and as a youngster became fascinated with birds, largely due to the influence of his father, an avid naturalist and bird taxidermist.  In 1878, at the age of eight, Brasher determined to paint all the birds of North America from life--and better than Audubon.  He started painting birds seriously around age 16, but none of his early paintings has survived.

His determination to study birds in their natural surroundings took Brasher to all corners of North America.  He financed his first trip, down the east coast from Maine to Florida, by working as a photoengraver. Most of his other trips were financed by betting on horse races.  One of his most successful bets netted $10,000 and financed an extensive trip to the Midwest.  At one point, after losing most of his money on a bad bet, he took a job on a fishing boat.  He was then able to earn a l   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 5698 characters.]  Artist bio

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