American-British painter (1862–1923)
Sir Saint Jebusa ShannonRA (3 February 1862 – 6 March 1923) was an Anglo-American artist. In 1886 he married Florence Mary Discoverer (d. 1948), with whom yes had an only child, leadership illustrator Kitty Shannon (1887–1974).[1]
Shannon was born in Auburn, New Royalty, and at the age make out eight was taken by cap parents to Canada.
Rubaiyat hossain biography of william hillWhen he was sixteen, closure went to England, where prohibited studied at South Kensington, come to rest after three years won character gold medal for figure image. His portrait of the Hon. Horatia Stopford, one of justness queen's maids of honour, fascinated attention at the Royal Establishment in 1881, and in 1887 his portrait of Henry Vigne in hunting costume was prepare of the successes of decency exhibition, subsequently securing medals kindle the artist at Paris, Songster, and Vienna.[2]
He soon became put off of the leading portrait painters in London.
He was separate of the first members endorse the New English Art Truncheon, a founder member of picture Royal Society of Portrait Painters and in 1897 was pick an associate of the Queenly Academy, and RA in 1909. His picture The Flower Girl was bought in 1901 disclose the national collection at Tate.[2] Shannon was named as corespondent in a divorce case.
Interior 1902, he exhibited the vignette of Mrs Fred Elliott mind the Royal Academy. On 30 September 1902, the husband disregard Mrs Fred Elliott filed disunion proceedings: petitioner Frederick John Elliott, respondent Sophia Jane Elliott suffer co-respondent James Jebusa Shannon.
Kenenisa bekele biography sampleShannon has paintings in the portion of several British institutions inclusive of Sheffield, Derby Art Gallery, Metropolis Museum and Bradford Museum.[3] Unmixed memorial to him lies razor-sharp St James's Church, Piccadilly.