Henry Siddons Mowbray (August 5, 1858 – 1928) was an American artist.
Biography
He was born of English parents at Alexandria, Egypt. Left an orphan, he was taken to America by an uncle, who settled at North Adams, Massachusetts. After a year at the United States Military Academy at West Point, he went to Paris and entered the atelier of Leon Bonnat, his first picture, Aladdin, bringing him to public notice. He was made a full member of the National Academy of Design in 1891.
Subsequently he was best known for his decorative work, especially The Transmission of the Law, Appellate Court House; ceiling for the residence of F. W. Vanderbilt; the ceilings in JP Morgan's Library and The Morgan Library & Museum's Annex building; as well as the ceiling and walls of the library of the University Club, all in New York City. This last was executed in Rome, where, in 1903, he was made director of the American Academy. He taught at the Art Students League of New York circa 1901. A mural by him is located in the Howard M. Metzenbaum U.S. Courthouse.
External links
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Media related to Henry Siddons Mowbray at Wikimedia Commons
§ Mowbray page at artrenewal.org
§ Discussion of Mowbray's work in the Rotunda of the Morgan Library
References
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article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm,
Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.).
Cambridge University Press.
