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Benson Bond Moore

Benson Bond Moore (1882 - 1974) was active/lived in District Of Columbia, Florida.  Benson Moore is known for Rural landscape and wildlife painting, illustration, etching.

The following biography is provided by Stephanie A. Strass. In 1996, she was Guest Curator in Hagerstown, Maryland for the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts exhibit titled: "The Landscapes of Benson Bond Moore."

Benson Bond Moore, landscape and animal-portrait painter, and etcher, was born in Washington DC and lived there for seventy years. He became a noted painter of scenes of nature, and his style early in his career showed the Barbizon School influence but later became more Impressionist and less Tonalist. His snow scenes were especially popular.

He was raised in the art world, learning framing and restoration from his father, who did this type of work for leading political figures in the nation's capitol city.

Benson studied at the Linthicum Institute and at the Corcoran School of Art with Edmund Messer, Richard Brooke and Max Weyl, teachers who were part of the late-nineteenth century landscape school.

In 1902, he began work with the Maurice Joyce   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 3811 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Benson Bond Moore

   Publications  Book References:  17
Magazine References:  2

The listed publications are derived from what askART has identified from our research for this artist and are intended as an additional tool for information. askART has derived Publications as an aid to members, but it is not necessarily a complete list.
2 Miscellaneous Magazine References for Benson Bond Moore
Magazine Article Date Author Color
American Artist Historic Plein Air Society March 2002 Ray, Richard Yes
American Art Review Benson Bond Moore October 1996 Strass, Stephanie Yes
17 Book References for Benson Bond Moore
Year Author Title Pages Color
2009 Libby, Gary R. Reflections-Paintings of Florida 1865-1965 184 Yes
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1996 McMahan, Virgil E The Artists of Washington DC 1796-1996 240 No
1996 Strass, Stephanie A Seasonal View: The Landscapes of Benson Bond Moore 0 Yes
1995 Libby, Gary R (editor) Celebrating Florida Works of Art from the Vickers Collection 144 Yes
1991 Schwarz-Philadelphia American Paintings for New Collectors 64 No
1990 Gerdts, William H Art Across America: New England, New York, Mid-Atlantic (Volume One) 421 Yes
1989 Schwarz-Philadelphia American Impressionism and other movements
(Exhibition catalog)
53 Yes
1987 Schwarz-Philadelphia Winter Exhibition American 19th & 20th Century Paintings
(Exhibition catalog)
30 No
1986 Opitz, Glenn B (editor) Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers 1081 No
1985 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947 707 No
1984 Gerdts, William H American Impressionism
(Exhibition catalog)
336 Yes
1983 Cosentino, Andrew; Henry H. Glassie The Capital Image Painters in Washington 1800-1915
(Exhibition catalog)
280 Yes
1982 Opitz, Glenn Dictionary of American Artists 372 No
1935 Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index 1130 No
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