Julian Russell Story
Julian Russell Story | |
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| Born | September 8, 1857 Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England |
| Died | February 24, 1919 (aged 61) |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Painting |
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Julian Russell Story (September 8, 1857 – February 24, 1919) was an American painter.[1]
Early life
[edit]Story was born on September 8, 1857, in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, to American parents. He was the youngest child of sculptor William Wetmore Story and Emelyn (née Eldredge) Story. Among his siblings was brother Thomas Waldo Story, also a well known sculptor, and sister, Edith Marion (née Story), Marchesa Peruzzi di Medici, the wife of Marquess Simone Peruzzi di Medici.[2] During his stays in Rome, he became close with the Italian painter Antonio Mancini, who painted him twice. Today, one of those portraits is in the Lukas Charles Collection[3]
He was educated at Eton and Brasenose College, Oxford University, England.[4]
Personal life
[edit]In 1891, Story was married to the renowned American soprano Emma Eames, the daughter of an international lawyer. Eames was born in Shanghai, China, and raised in Portland and Bath, Maine. They divorced in 1907 and Emma later married Emilio de Gogorza.[2]
In 1909, he married Elaine Sartori Bohlen, the daughter of Victor Alexander Sartori and Annie Lawrence Gordon. Together, they were the parents of:[2]
- Emelyn McClellan Florence Story (1912–1946), who married Edward Maynard Ewer, in 1931.[5]
- Vera Felicity Story (1918–2001), who married Henry Latrobe Roosevelt Jr., a son of Assistant Secretary of the Navy Henry L. Roosevelt,[6] in 1937.[7][5]
He died in Philadelphia at age 61.[8] He was buried at Chelten Hills Cemetery in Philadelphia.[2]
Artworks
[edit]| Name of the art | Date | Artist's age | Dimensions | Location | Art |
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| The Black Prince at the Battle of Crecy | 1888 | Approximately 31 | 135 1/2x 205 3/4 in. | Telfair Museum of Art |  |
| Louisa Dowager Viscountess Wolseley | 1884 | Approximately 27 | Unknown | Victoria and Albert Museum - London (United Kingdom) | |
| Portrait of Count Louis Vorow Zborowski with His Dog | 1898 | Unknown | Unknown | Private collection | .jpg) |
| Portrait of Mrs. Frederick Sharon | 1901 | Approximately 44 | Height: 80.01 cm (31.5 in.)
Width: 61.28 cm (24.13 in.) |
Private collection | |
| Sculptor Alphonse-Amédée Cordonnier | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Palais des Beaux Arts de Lille (France) |  |
| Portrait of Ernest W. Longfellow | 1892 | Unknown | 55.88 x 45.72 cm (22 x 18 in.) | Museum of Fine Arts Boston |  |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Story, Julian Russell (American painter, 1857-1919)". Union List of Artist Names, Getty Research. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- ^ a b c d "JULIAN STORY DIES, VICTIM OF CANCER; Famed Artist, Former Husband of Mme. Emma Eames, Was 61 Years Old". The New York Times. February 25, 1919. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ Carrera, Manuel (2024). Antonio Mancini e l'alta società tra Parigi, Londra e Dublino, in "Napoli Ottocento: dal Sublime alla Materia" (in Italian). pp. 262–285. ISBN 9788892825550.
- ^ "Julian Russell Story (1857-1919)". Ask Art, the Artist's Bluebook. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- ^ a b "Miss Vera F. Story has Church Bridal; Philadelphia Girl Wed to Henry Latrobe Roosevelt Jr., Kin of the President". The New York Times. March 3, 1937. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ^ "Miss Vera F. Story Engaged to Marry; Philadelphia Girl Fiancee of Henry L. Roosevelt Jr., Cousin of President". The New York Times. November 1, 1936. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ^ "Vera Story Plans Bridal on March 2; She Will Be Married to Henry Latrobe Roosevelt Jr. in Philadelphia Church Sister to be Attendant Elizabeth Reeves, Anne Tilden and Martha Hopkins Will Be Among the Bridesmaids". The New York Times. February 7, 1937. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ^ "Julian Story Dead in Philadelphia; Painter of Kings". New York Tribune. February 25, 1919. p. 6. Retrieved August 12, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Julian Russell Story - Artworks". www.the-athenaeum.org. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- ^ "19th Century Paintings - Julian Russell Story - Dorotheum". www.dorotheum.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- ^ "Ernest Wadsworth Longfellow". Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. June 27, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
External links
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- John Russell Story paintings at the BBC
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| Artists | |
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- 19th-century American painters
- 19th-century American male artists
- American male painters
- World's Columbian Exposition
- American portrait painters
- English portrait painters
- 1857 births
- 1919 deaths
- People educated at Eton College
- 20th-century American painters
- 20th-century American male artists
- British emigrants to the United States