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Charles Baskerville

1896 – 1994

American painter

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About Charles Baskerville

Lived 1896 – 1994 (aged 98). Charles Baskerville was an American painter and muralist.

Charles Baskerville, Jr (16 April 1896 – 20 November 1994) was an American artist.

Baskerville was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, the son of Charles Baskerville and Mary Boylan Snow. He moved to New York with his family. He later studied at Cornell University, where he was the art director for the university yearbook and The Cornell University Widow, a satire magazine. His studies were interrupted by World War I, in which he served as a lieutenant in the Rainbow Division and earned a Silver Star for gallantry. While convalescing from a wound, he made sketches of his fellow soldiers; some of these sketches were published in Scribner's Magazine.

He is described as "an old-school portrait painter... [who] never owned a camera in his life". Among the subjects of his portraits were Jawaharlal Nehru, Bernard Baruch, William S. Paley, Wallis Simpson, Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, Paul Mellon, Richard Rodgers, and Helen Hayes. Apart from portraits, he also painted murals, one of which is in the conference room of the Joint Committee on Military Affairs of the United States Congress. He died in 1994, at the age of 98, in Manhattan.

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Cornell University
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Charles Baskerville, Jr.

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Charles Baskerville?

American painter (1896-1994)

When was Charles Baskerville born?

Charles Baskerville was born on 16 April 1896 in Raleigh.

When did Charles Baskerville die?

Charles Baskerville died on 20 November 1994 in New York City.

What was Charles Baskerville's occupation?

Charles Baskerville was a painter and muralist.

What nationality was Charles Baskerville?

Charles Baskerville was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Charles Baskerville

· Wikidata: Q20200815

· DBpedia: Charles Baskerville (painter)

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