Harrison Bird Brown

1831 Born in Portland, Maine

1850 Advertised as a sign and fancy painter in Portland

1857 First exhibited White Mountain landscapes in Portland

1858 First exhibited at the National Academy of Design

1860 First exhibited at the Boston Athenaeum

1871 Toured Europe with Edward H. Elwell, editor of the Portland Transcript

1873 Joined the White Mountain Club of Portland

1876 Exhibited at the U.S. Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia

1882 Helped found the Portland Society of Art

1890 Produced two widely distributed illustrations of Crawford Notch for the Maine Central Railroad

1892 Moved to London, England, to be near daughter

1893 Exhibited at the World’s Columbian Exposition,Chicago, Illinois

1915 Died in London, England

 

 

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Harrison Bird Brown, photographer unknown, probably early 1860s. “Mr. Brown has . . . a striking presence. His forehead is high and full, his beard luxuriant, his eye bright and merry. . . . He looks every inch the artist.” From the Portland Transcript, April 19, 1893. Courtesy of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission.

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