Sir James Jebusa Shannon (3 February 1862 – 6 March 1923) was an Anglo-American artist.

Life

Shannon was born in

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, and at the age of eight was taken by his parents to

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. When he was sixteen, he went to England, where he studied at

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, and after three years won the gold medal for figure painting. His portrait of the Hon. Horatia Stopford, one of the queen's maids of honour, attracted attention at the

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in 1881, and in 1887 his portrait of Henry Vigne in hunting costume was one of the successes of the exhibition, subsequently securing medals for the artist at

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, and

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. He soon became one of the leading portrait painters in

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. He was one of the first members of the

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, a founder member of the

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and in 1897 was elected an associate of the Royal Academy, and RA in 1909. His picture ''The Flower Girl'' was bought in 1901 for the national collection at

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. Shannon was named as co-respondent in a divorce case. In 1902, he exhibited the portrait of Mrs Fred Elliott at the Royal Academy. On 30 September 1902, the husband of Mrs Fred Elliott filed divorce proceedings: petitioner Frederick John Elliott, respondent Sophia Jane Elliott and co-respondent James Jebusa Shannon. Shannon has paintings in the collection of several British institutions including Sheffield, Derby Art Gallery, Glasgow Museum and Bradford Museum.Shannon
BBC, accessed August 2011 A memorial to him lies in

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References

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7996510

External links

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James Jebusa Shannon exhibition catalog

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