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Frank Charles Hennessey

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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.

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 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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27 Book References for Frank Charles Hennessey
Year Author Title Pages Color
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
2003 McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing Biographical Index of Artists in Canada 250 No
2001 Westbridge, Anthony R. and Diana L. Bodnar The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction 622 No
1997 McKendry, Blake A to Z of Canadian Art: Artists and Art Terms 242 Yes
1991 Lerner, Loren R; Mary F. Williamson Art and Architecture in Canada: A Bibliography and Guide to the Literature to 1981 1557 Yes
1988 McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing Montreal Museum of Fine Arts-Spring Exhibitions 1880-1970 (Formerly Art Association of Montreal) 417 No
1981 McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing Royal Canadian Academy of Arts: Exhibitions and Members, 1880-1979 448 No
1980 Sisler, Rebecca Passionate Spirits: A History of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, 1880-1980 296 Yes
1972 Rodney, Helen M. Creative Canada: A Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth Century Creative and Performing Arts (Two Volumes) 616 No
1970 Bradfield, Helen Pepall Art Gallery of Ontario: The Canadian Collection 603 No
1970 MacDonald, Colin S. A Dictionary of Canadian Artists, Volume 2, G-Jackson 294 No
1960 Hubbard, R.H. The National Gallery of Canada: Catalogue of Paintings and Sculpture, Volume III 463 No
1948 National Gallery Of Canada Catalog of Paintings National Gallery of Canada
(Exhibition catalog)		 271 No
1943 Colgate, William Canadian Art-Its Origin and Development (Paperback) 1967 278 No
1939 Taverner, P.A. Canadian Land Birds, a Pocket Field Guide 277 Yes
1937 Parham, H.J. A Nature Lover in British Columbia 292 No
1935 Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index 1130 No
1934 Taverner, P.A., Allan Brooks and F.C. Hennessey Birds of Canada 445 Yes
1932 Robson, A. H. Canadian Landscape Painters 227 Yes
1931 Editor, National Gallery of Canada The National Gallery of Canada Catalogue 218 No
1931 Monroe, J.A. An Introduction to Bird Study in British Columbia (Department of Education) 99 Yes
1928 Doughty, Arthur G. Under the Lily and the Rose: A Short History of Canada for Children (Two Volume Set) 337 Yes
1926 Taverner, Percy Algernon Birds of Western Canada 380 Yes
1925 Editor, National Gallery of Canada Canadian Section of Fine Arts: British Empire Exposition, London, 1925 23 Yes
1924 Editor, National Gallery of Canada Canadian Section of Fine Arts: British Empire Exposition, London, 1924 35 No
1919 Taverner, Percy Algernon Birds of Eastern Canada 297 Yes
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