Red and Gold, 1915, by Frank W. Benson

Frank Weston Benson (March 24, 1862 - November 15, 1951) was an American Impressionist artist. Benson was a member of the Ten American Painters. 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in Leap years). ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... See also Impressionist (entertainment): A girl with a watering can by Renoir, 1876 Impressionism was a 19th century art movement, which began as a private association of Paris-based artists who exhibited publicly in 1874. ... Artist is a subjective term which describes a person creative in, innovative in, or adept at, their endeavors. ... The Ten American Painters resigned from the Society of American Artists in late 1897/early 1898 to protest the large size and commercialism of that groups exhibitions. ...

Eleanor Holding a Shell, 1902, by Frank W. Benson

He was born in Salem, MA. In 1879, he began study at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and later at the Academie Julian in Paris, France. Upon return to America, he would become an instructor at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. His paintings often depict his daughters outdoors at Benson's summer home on the island of North Haven, ME. He also did a series of paintings and etchings of wildfowl. 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Salem Maritime National Historic Site Salem is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts. ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Museum School is a division of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts, and is affiliated with Tufts University. ... The Académie Julian was an art school in Paris, France. ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... North Haven is a town located in Knox County, Maine. ... Etching is an intaglio method of printmaking in which the image is incised into the surface of a metal plate using an acid. ... Falcated Duck at Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands centre, Gloucestershire, England Wildfowl or waterfowl, also waterbirds, is the collective term for the approximately 147 species of swans, geese and ducks, classified in the order Anseriformes, family Anatidae. ...