Julian Russell Story (September 8, 1857 – February 24, 1919) was an American painter.[1]
Julian Russell Story | |
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Born | Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England | September 8, 1857
Died | February 24, 1919 | (aged 61)
Nationality | American |
Known for | Painting |
Spouses |
Early life
editStory 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]
He was educated at Eton and Brasenose College, Oxford University, England.[3]
Personal life
editIn 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.[4]
- Vera Felicity Story (1918–2001), who married Henry Latrobe Roosevelt Jr., a son of Assistant Secretary of the Navy Henry L. Roosevelt,[5] in 1937.[6][4]
He died in Philadelphia at age 61.[7] He was buried at Chelten Hills Cemetery in Philadelphia.[2]
Artworks
editName 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 | |
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
editReferences
editExternal links
edit- John Russell Story paintings at the BBC