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Frank Charles Hennessey

Frank Charles Hennessey (1893 - 1941) was active/lived in Ontario, Michigan / Canada, England.  Frank Hennessey is known for Landscape, animal, insects and genre painting, drawing, illustration.

Frank Charles Hennessey BA, OSA, RCA, FRSA (1894 - 1941) (1)

A prominent Canadian painter, draftsman and illustrator, Frank Charles Hennessey was born in Ottawa, Ontario where he lived his whole life and died. Hennessey's works are in several Canadian museums, including the National Gallery of Canada.

His mediums included oil, pastel, watercolor, gouache, charcoal and pen & ink. His subjects were landscapes, lakes, rivers, coastal views, the Arctic, animals, birds, insects and genre. His styles included Realism*, Modernism*, Impressionism* and Plein Air*. The AskART images are good illustrations of his work.

Hennessey had a Bachelor of Arts degree from Albion College, Albion, Michigan (1916). However, as an artist, he is generally considered self taught. He'd been contributing illustrations to periodicals since he was a preteen (Ottawa Journal c.1900, Outdoor Life 1913) and he accompanied Captain J.E. Bernier on an arctic exploration as an assista   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 6706 characters.]  Artist bio

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