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Louis Aston Knight Biography
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1900 |
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Bronze Medal, Paris Salon
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1901 |
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Honorable Mention, Paris Salon
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1903 |
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Gold Medal, Rheims Exposition
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Gold Medal, Nantes Exposition
Gold Medal, Lyons Exposition
Gold Medal, Geneva Exposition
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Third Class Medal, Paris salon
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1907 |
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Gold Medal, American Art Society
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1920 |
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Knighted into the Legion of Honor
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Louis Aston Knight was the son of internationally famed American artist Daniel Ridgeway Knight. He was born in Paris on August 3, 1873, and died in New York City, May 8,1948.
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Starting in 1892, Aston Knight attended Academie Julian for several years, where he studied classical figure painting under Jules Lefebvre and Tony Robert-Fleury. Early on he and his Father realized that there should be a basic distinction between their respective artwork. They reached an informal understanding: Ridgeway Knight always introduced one or more figures in his landscapes, whereas Aston Knight never placed figures in his scenes.
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Aston Knight was a regular exhibitor at the Paris Salons and was a member of the French and American Art Society. He also was a member of the Rochester Art Club in Rochester New York.
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1908
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Corcoran Gallery Washington, DC
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1906 - 1907
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American Art Society Philadelphia
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1904
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Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
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1902
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Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
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