Artist Frederick Arthur Bridgman (1847 - 1928)

Artist Frederick Arthur Bridgman (1847 - 1928). Exciting secrets of Cairo and Algeria.
Genre paintings by American orientalist artist Frederick Arthur Bridgman.

 Only in his birthplace can artist Frederick Arthur Bridgman be considered an American. The artist was born in Tuskogee on November 10, 1847. (Alabama). He lost his father at a young age, and at the age of 16, he began to study as an engraver, but grew interested in painting, and began to attend evening sessions at the Brooklyn Art Association, before enrolling in classes at the National Academy of Design. With the help of Brooklyn capitalists, he moved for Paris at the age of 19 and enrolled in the workshop of Jean-Leon Gerome. Soon after, the young American artist's paintings began to be accepted by Parisian painting salons. ... one of Frederic Arthur Bridgman's paintings was a big hit at the famous Paris Salon during the 1870 exhibition.

Frederick Arthur Bridgman travelled to Spain and North Africa two years after the successful exhibition, first to Tangier, then to Algeria, and last to Egypt. During this time, the artist produces a large quantity of pencil and ink paintings, drawings, and sketches. In 1873, he returned to Paris and displayed over 300 paintings to the public. The success was enormous.

Frederick Arthur Bridgman's career peaked in 1881, when he was elected a member of the National Academy of Design for his great performance. The artist's wife, who had suffered for many years from a congenital neuralgic condition, died in 1901. Bridgman married for the second time in 1904, to Marte Jaeger. Frederick Arthur Bridgman was awarded the Legion of Honor in 1907.Following World War I, the artist returned to Paris before relocating to Lyons-la-Foret in Normandy. However, his celebrity has already faded. He died in France in 1928, practically forgotten by the public.