Creator Record
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Name |
Branson, Lloyd |
Dates & places of birth and death |
Union County, Tennessee 1853-1925 Knoxville |
Nationality |
American |
Notes |
Born in Knox County (now part of Union County, TN), Lloyd Branson moved to Knoxville as a youth, where he is said to have been encouraged to pursue art by Dr. John M. Boyd, a prominent Knoxville physician. Branson’s prodigious talent led to his being nicknamed the "boy artist." His first art teacher was portrait painter Flavius J. Fisher, in whose Knoxville studio Branson worked and studied from 1869 to 1871. After leaving the University of Tennessee due to its lack of an art program, he enrolled at the renowned National Academy of Design in New York and won a prize there in 1875 that enabled him to study in Europe. He returned to Knoxville in 1878 where his refined style set him apart from most of his fellow painters. At the turn of century, Branson’s activities were based in a studio building he shared with photographer Frank McCrary at 130 Gay Street. |
Education |
University of Tennessee |
