Charles Yarnall (Yarnell) Abbott (1870-1938) [RA 1914-1938]
American marine & landscape painter, photographer, musician & writer ;
C. Yarnall Abbott ; Yarnall Abbott ; Yarnell Abbott ; C. Yarnall Abbott ; C.Y. Abbott ; C. Y. Abbott ;
[Born September 23, 1869 in Philadelphia, PA – died June 25, 1938 in Philadelphia, PA of intestinal cancer]

SAL record control number: 63466 ;

Record level: Person ;

Record type: Artist ;

Biography:

Birth: September 23, 1869 in Philadelphia, PA ;
Death: June 25, 1938 in Philadelphia, PA of intestinal cancer ;
Sex: Male ;
Ethnicity: White ;
Zodiac: Libra ;

Known for: Marine paintings ; landscape paintings ; experimental photography ;
Medium: Oil ; film ;
Technique: Painting ; photography ;
Subjects: Boats ; ocean ; harbors ;

Areas: Philadelphia, PA (1869-1902, ?-1938) ; Paris, France (1902-?) ; Rockport, MA (summers) ;
Region: North East ;
Lived: 6 Hancock Avenue, Boston, MA ; 43 South 18th Street, Philadelphia, PA (1905) ; Paris, France (1902-?) ; Rockport, MA (summers) ;
Father: William Henry Abbott, lawyer ;
Mother: Sarah Yarnell ;
Relatives:
Spouse: Elenore (Plaisted) Abbott (1875-1935), wife, also an artist, married 1898 ;
Children: Marjorie Yarnall Abbott (1909-1989), daughter ;

Training: University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, PA (1892) ; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA under Thomas Pollack Anshutz (1851-1912) (1900-1902) ; Academie Colarossi, Paris, France (1902- ) under Gustave Claude Étienne Courtois (1853-1924) and Louis-Joseph-Raphaël Collin (1850-1916) ;
Instructors: Thomas Pollack Anshutz (1851-1912) ; Gustave Claude Étienne Courtois (1853-1924) ; Louis-Joseph-Raphaël Collin (1850-1916) ;
Work: As a lawyer with his father before becoming an artist (1892-ca.1902) ;

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Member: Salmagundi Club, New York, NY, artist member (1914-1938) ; Philadelphia Photographic Society, Philadelphia, PA ; Society of International Photographers, Philadelphia?, PA?, president ; Rockport Art Association, Rockport, MA, president (1924-1925) ; Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA, elected member (1936-1938) ; Fellowship of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA ; Circulating Picture Club, Philadelphia, PA, chairman ;
Exhibited with: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA ; Salmagundi Club, New York, NY (1915, 1917) ;
Awards:

Milestones: Key figure of the Rockport, MA school ; Help form the Rockport Art Association (1921) ;

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