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Frank Penfold

Frank Crawford (Francis) Penfold (1849 - 1921) was active/lived in New York / France.  Frank Penfold is known for Marine, genre, landscape and portrait painting, teaching.

Frank Crawford Penfold artist, teacher, lecturer, known for marine/seascape, genre, landscape, and portrait paintings, especially of the Brittany region of France. Penfold came from a family of artists, (the son of the portrait painter William Penfold (English born-American, 1827-1875), who was active in Lockport and Buffalo, New York.  His mother was also an accomplished artist as were his two brothers Charles C. (1856- ) who designed engraved and manufactured fine jewelry in Buffalo, NY, beginning in 1872 and William who became a fresco artist in Erie, PA.  He also had three sisters Ida, Lillie and Marie.

Frank's father originally wanted him to become an engraver, but one day at school Frank drew a sketch of the old schoolhouse in Lockport, NY in the back of an atlas. The principal at the time, Mr. Porter was charmed with the sketch and asked Frank to paint it on canvas. Frank and his younger brother used to clean up their father's studio every evening, washing brush   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 20386 characters.]  Artist bio

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