Benjamin “Ben” Edward Shepardson (1898-1954) [RP 1943-1954]

 

Benjamin “Ben” Edward Shepardson (1898-1954)
[RP 1943-1954]
Ben E Shepardson ; B.E. Shepardson ; B. E. Shepardson ; Ben Shepardson ; B. Edward Shepardson ;
American financier and amateur artist ; 
(Born May 9, 1898 in Pittsfield, MA – died May 14, 1954 in Ken Ely, Somerset Bridge, Bermuda, died of suicide from overdose of drugs)

 

SAL record control number: 69062 ;

Record level: Person ;

Record type: Artist ;

 

Benjamin “Ben” Edward Shepardson (1898-1954) [RP 1943-1954] biography:

Birth: May 9, 1898 in Pittsfield, MA ;
Death: May 14, 1954 in Ken Ely, Somerset Bridge, Bermuda, died of suicide from overdose of drugs ;
Sex: Male ;
Ethnicity: White ; 
Zodiac: Taurus ;

Known for: Finance ;
Medium: Oil ; watercolor ; pencil ;
Technique: Painting ; sketching ;
Subjects: Bermuda ;

Areas: Bronxville, NY ; New York, NY ;
Region: North East ;
Lived: 60 Wiltshire Street, Bronxville, NY (1943) ; 18 Pine Street, New York, NY (1943) ;
Father: George Edwin Shepardson (1873-1915) ;
Mother: Frances Mariah (Ransehousen) Shepardson (1877-1941) ;
Relatives: Lillian Marie Shepardson (1900-1962), sister ; Florence May Shepardson (1902-1968), sister ; Lester Albert Shepardson (1904-1980), brother ; Marshall Newton Shepardson (1906-1966), brother ; Anna Gertrude Shepardson (1909-1982), sister ; Ethel Iline Shepardson (1910-2002), sister ; Harley Leroy Shepardson Sr (1912-1977), brother ; Grace Frances Shepardson (1914-1991), sister ;
Spouse: Harriett Elizabeth (Gehrkens) Shepardson (1902-?), wife ;
Children: Benjamin Edward Shepardson Jr (1931-2003), son ;

Training: High School, Pittsfield, MA ; Columbia University, New York, NY ;
Instructors:
Work: United States Navy, World War I (3 years) ; Chase Bank (The Chase National Bank), New York, NY (1921-1952), coupon collection department (4 years), business development department, assistant cashier (1930), second vice-president (1946-1952, retired due to ill health) ;

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Member: Salmagundi, New York, NY, patron (lay) member (1943-1954) [but is also listed as an artist member], proposed by Howard Potter Maeder Sr (1886-1945) [RAE 1943-1945], Wendel W Clinedinst [RA 1936-?] and James P Roach [RP 1936-?], admissions committee (1944-1945), finance committee (1948-1949) ; Knollwood Country Club, Elmsford, NY, member ; Beta Theta Pi, White Plains, NY, member ;
Exhibited with: Salmagundi, New York, NY ; Westchester City Art Fair, Westchester, NY (1926) ;
Awards: Westchester City Art Fair, Westchester, NY, 1st prize (1926) ;

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Document information

Document permalink:
http://salmagundi.org/artist/?p=69062

Digital-born document number:
SAL.2019.69062

Digital document provenance:
Original compiled and researched document by the Salmagundi.

Document license:
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Image license:
The author of this artwork died more than 70 years ago. According to U.S. Copyright Law, copyright expires 70 years after the author’s death. In other countries, legislation may differ.

Record birth date:
December 10, 2019

Last updated: March 11, 2023 at 14:02 pm