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Francis Chapin
1899
WA-00046275
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2
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0
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155
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6
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80%
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Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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Americans 1942: 18 Artists from 9 States
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1942
No image
Painting and Sculpture from 16 American Cities
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1933–1934
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- Is PublishedManual· 100%✓
- Birth yearArtsy· 92%✓
- Death yearWikidata· 92%
- NationalityWikidata· 92%
- Primary mediumWikidata· 92%
- BiographyWikipedia· 88%
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- AicTier 3 · Scraped/inferred95%
About
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Francis Chapin was an American painter working in watercolor and oil, producing landscapes and portraits throughout the mid-twentieth century. His work was included in major exhibitions at MoMA, including Americans 1942: 18 Artists from 9 States. Chapin developed a practice rooted in direct observation of American subjects, working across both intimate portrait studies and expansive landscape compositions.
Source: Aic · Trust score: 95% · Updated 11d ago
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Art Institute of Chicago
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