George's parents were Alfred Clark and Nancy (nee Douglas) Brush.
Son of:
Alfred Clark Brush 1824 Connecticut-1908 Oregon
Nancy Douglas abt. 1824 Gorham-1875 ?
George de Forest Brush was born in Shelbyville, Tennessee on September 28, 1855, to Alfred Clark and Nancy (Douglas) Brush, The middle name, de Forest, was from his grandmother Elizabeth de Forest. George had an older brother Alfred and a younger sister Lillie. His early education mostly came from his mother, Nancy, daughter of Alexander and Lydia (Treby) Douglas. As an amateur artist herself, Nancy taught and encouraged George to paint.
At 16 he studied at the National Academy of Design and at age 19 studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, France with Jean Leon Gerome.
George traveled west with his brother Alfred to Wyoming & Montana. There he painted the Native Americans, Shoshone, Arapaho, & Crow tribes on their reservations.
In 1885 he rented a farm in Cornish, New Hampshire. There he met his future wife, Mary Taylor (Mittie) Whelpley and on January 11, 1886 they eloped.
Together they had 8 children:
Alfred who died of diphtheria at 8 months,
Georgia, who died of diphtheria at 13 years old,
Gerome, Nancy Douglas, Tribbie, Mary, Jane, and Thea de Forest.
George made many trips to France and Italy and sometimes moving to France with his family for years.
George purchased a farm in Dublin, NH in 1901
In 1937, his studio was destroyed by a fire and many of his paintings were lost,
George de Forest Brush died on April 24, 1941 and is buried at Dublin Town Cemetery
Some of his paintings are;
1880 Miggles
1882 The Revenge
1882 An Arapahoe Boy
1882 A Young Shoshone
1882 The Sioux Brave
1883 Mouring Her Brave
1884 Old Washakie
1884 The Picture Writer’s Story
1885 Laying Away a Brave
1885 The White Swan
1886 The Silence Broken
1887 Portrait of an Indian
1887 The Indian and the Lily
1887 Indian Hunting Cranes
1888 The Moose Chase
1888 The Sculptor and the King
1890 Indian Hunter
1890 Water Carrier
1890 The Shield Maker
1890 A Celtic Huntress
1895 Mother and Child (Mrs. Brush & Tribbie)
1896 Polly Cabot
1904 The Little Cavalier
1905 Nancy
1907 A Family Group
1906 Jane Addams
1916 Polly
1916 The Young Violinist
1931 Little Girl in a Crimson Bonnet
Son of:
Alfred Clark Brush 1824 Connecticut-1908 Oregon
Nancy Douglas abt. 1824 Gorham-1875 ?
George de Forest Brush was born in Shelbyville, Tennessee on September 28, 1855, to Alfred Clark and Nancy (Douglas) Brush, The middle name, de Forest, was from his grandmother Elizabeth de Forest. George had an older brother Alfred and a younger sister Lillie. His early education mostly came from his mother, Nancy, daughter of Alexander and Lydia (Treby) Douglas. As an amateur artist herself, Nancy taught and encouraged George to paint.
At 16 he studied at the National Academy of Design and at age 19 studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, France with Jean Leon Gerome.
George traveled west with his brother Alfred to Wyoming & Montana. There he painted the Native Americans, Shoshone, Arapaho, & Crow tribes on their reservations.
In 1885 he rented a farm in Cornish, New Hampshire. There he met his future wife, Mary Taylor (Mittie) Whelpley and on January 11, 1886 they eloped.
Together they had 8 children:
Alfred who died of diphtheria at 8 months,
Georgia, who died of diphtheria at 13 years old,
Gerome, Nancy Douglas, Tribbie, Mary, Jane, and Thea de Forest.
George made many trips to France and Italy and sometimes moving to France with his family for years.
George purchased a farm in Dublin, NH in 1901
In 1937, his studio was destroyed by a fire and many of his paintings were lost,
George de Forest Brush died on April 24, 1941 and is buried at Dublin Town Cemetery
Some of his paintings are;
1880 Miggles
1882 The Revenge
1882 An Arapahoe Boy
1882 A Young Shoshone
1882 The Sioux Brave
1883 Mouring Her Brave
1884 Old Washakie
1884 The Picture Writer’s Story
1885 Laying Away a Brave
1885 The White Swan
1886 The Silence Broken
1887 Portrait of an Indian
1887 The Indian and the Lily
1887 Indian Hunting Cranes
1888 The Moose Chase
1888 The Sculptor and the King
1890 Indian Hunter
1890 Water Carrier
1890 The Shield Maker
1890 A Celtic Huntress
1895 Mother and Child (Mrs. Brush & Tribbie)
1896 Polly Cabot
1904 The Little Cavalier
1905 Nancy
1907 A Family Group
1906 Jane Addams
1916 Polly
1916 The Young Violinist
1931 Little Girl in a Crimson Bonnet
George's parents were Alfred Clark and Nancy (nee Douglas) Brush.
Son of:
Alfred Clark Brush 1824 Connecticut-1908 Oregon
Nancy Douglas abt. 1824 Gorham-1875 ?
George de Forest Brush was born in Shelbyville, Tennessee on September 28, 1855, to Alfred Clark and Nancy (Douglas) Brush, The middle name, de Forest, was from his grandmother Elizabeth de Forest. George had an older brother Alfred and a younger sister Lillie. His early education mostly came from his mother, Nancy, daughter of Alexander and Lydia (Treby) Douglas. As an amateur artist herself, Nancy taught and encouraged George to paint.
At 16 he studied at the National Academy of Design and at age 19 studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, France with Jean Leon Gerome.
George traveled west with his brother Alfred to Wyoming & Montana. There he painted the Native Americans, Shoshone, Arapaho, & Crow tribes on their reservations.
In 1885 he rented a farm in Cornish, New Hampshire. There he met his future wife, Mary Taylor (Mittie) Whelpley and on January 11, 1886 they eloped.
Together they had 8 children:
Alfred who died of diphtheria at 8 months,
Georgia, who died of diphtheria at 13 years old,
Gerome, Nancy Douglas, Tribbie, Mary, Jane, and Thea de Forest.
George made many trips to France and Italy and sometimes moving to France with his family for years.
George purchased a farm in Dublin, NH in 1901
In 1937, his studio was destroyed by a fire and many of his paintings were lost,
George de Forest Brush died on April 24, 1941 and is buried at Dublin Town Cemetery
Some of his paintings are;
1880 Miggles
1882 The Revenge
1882 An Arapahoe Boy
1882 A Young Shoshone
1882 The Sioux Brave
1883 Mouring Her Brave
1884 Old Washakie
1884 The Picture Writer’s Story
1885 Laying Away a Brave
1885 The White Swan
1886 The Silence Broken
1887 Portrait of an Indian
1887 The Indian and the Lily
1887 Indian Hunting Cranes
1888 The Moose Chase
1888 The Sculptor and the King
1890 Indian Hunter
1890 Water Carrier
1890 The Shield Maker
1890 A Celtic Huntress
1895 Mother and Child (Mrs. Brush & Tribbie)
1896 Polly Cabot
1904 The Little Cavalier
1905 Nancy
1907 A Family Group
1906 Jane Addams
1916 Polly
1916 The Young Violinist
1931 Little Girl in a Crimson Bonnet
Son of:
Alfred Clark Brush 1824 Connecticut-1908 Oregon
Nancy Douglas abt. 1824 Gorham-1875 ?
George de Forest Brush was born in Shelbyville, Tennessee on September 28, 1855, to Alfred Clark and Nancy (Douglas) Brush, The middle name, de Forest, was from his grandmother Elizabeth de Forest. George had an older brother Alfred and a younger sister Lillie. His early education mostly came from his mother, Nancy, daughter of Alexander and Lydia (Treby) Douglas. As an amateur artist herself, Nancy taught and encouraged George to paint.
At 16 he studied at the National Academy of Design and at age 19 studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, France with Jean Leon Gerome.
George traveled west with his brother Alfred to Wyoming & Montana. There he painted the Native Americans, Shoshone, Arapaho, & Crow tribes on their reservations.
In 1885 he rented a farm in Cornish, New Hampshire. There he met his future wife, Mary Taylor (Mittie) Whelpley and on January 11, 1886 they eloped.
Together they had 8 children:
Alfred who died of diphtheria at 8 months,
Georgia, who died of diphtheria at 13 years old,
Gerome, Nancy Douglas, Tribbie, Mary, Jane, and Thea de Forest.
George made many trips to France and Italy and sometimes moving to France with his family for years.
George purchased a farm in Dublin, NH in 1901
In 1937, his studio was destroyed by a fire and many of his paintings were lost,
George de Forest Brush died on April 24, 1941 and is buried at Dublin Town Cemetery
Some of his paintings are;
1880 Miggles
1882 The Revenge
1882 An Arapahoe Boy
1882 A Young Shoshone
1882 The Sioux Brave
1883 Mouring Her Brave
1884 Old Washakie
1884 The Picture Writer’s Story
1885 Laying Away a Brave
1885 The White Swan
1886 The Silence Broken
1887 Portrait of an Indian
1887 The Indian and the Lily
1887 Indian Hunting Cranes
1888 The Moose Chase
1888 The Sculptor and the King
1890 Indian Hunter
1890 Water Carrier
1890 The Shield Maker
1890 A Celtic Huntress
1895 Mother and Child (Mrs. Brush & Tribbie)
1896 Polly Cabot
1904 The Little Cavalier
1905 Nancy
1907 A Family Group
1906 Jane Addams
1916 Polly
1916 The Young Violinist
1931 Little Girl in a Crimson Bonnet
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