Jennie Augusta Brownscombe (1850 - 1936)

Jennie Augusta Brownscombe

Jennie Augusta Brownscombe was an American painter, designer, etcher, commercial artist, and illustrator. Brownscombe studied art for years in the United States and in Paris. She was a founding member, student and teacher at the Art Students League of New York. She made genre paintings, including revolutionary and colonial American history, most notably The First Thanksgiving held at Pilgrim Hall in Plymouth, Massachusetts. She sold the reproduction rights to more than 100 paintings, and images of her work have appeared on prints, calendars and greeting cards. Her works are in many public collections and museums. In 1899 she was described by New York World as "one of America's best artists." Brownscome worked as a water color and oil painter, illustrator, etcher, designer, and commercial artist. She made portraits and genre paintings. Brownscombe had a penchant for narrative painting rendered with realism. Her paintings, which depicted both emotional scenes and historical ones, were exhibited in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, and London. Some of her popular paintings are the idealized vision of traditional rural life and family. She was a member of the New York Women Painters Society, American Artists Professional League, National Arts Club, and the Municipal Art Society.

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Date and place of birt:	10 december 1850, Honesdale, USA
Date and place of death:	5 august 1936, New York City, USA
Nationality:	USA
Period of activity:	XIX, XX century
Specialization:	Artist, Designer, Engraver, Genre painter, Historian, Illustrator, Painter, Portraitist
Genre:	Genre art, History painting, Portrait
Art style:	Realism