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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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1911 |
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Died |
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Exhibitions |
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1900 |
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Exhibited his "Hamlet" in the American Section at the Exposition Universelle in Paris |
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1874 |
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First exhibition - American Water Color Society |
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