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Edwin Austin Abbey Biography
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1852
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Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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1852
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Born in London, England
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1870
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Moved to New york to seek work as an illustrator
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1875
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Helped to found the Tile Club along with five other young artists
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1870 - 1878
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Worked for Harper & Brothers in New York
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1878
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Harper & Brothers sent Abbey to England
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1890
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Married Mary Gertrude Mead
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1901
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Elected an associate of the National Academy of Design, New York
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1902
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King Edward VII made Abbey official court painter of the King's coronation
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1904
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Elected president of the Bath Society of Artists
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1905
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Elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
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Exhibited his "Hamlet" in the American Section at the Exposition Universelle in Paris |
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First exhibition - American Water Color Society |
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