Daniel Folger Bigelow (1823 - 1910) was a landscape and still life painter. Born at Peru, Clinton County, New York, Bigelow is said to have received his first instruction in art from a cousin of Hiram Powers. Daniel F. Bigelow moved to Chicago in 1858, there winning considerable reputation as a landscape painter and becoming one of the associates of G.P.A. Healy and the group of artists who founded the Chicago Academy of Design, later to be called the Art Institute of Chicago. He sketched many of his landscape subjects while on trips to New York and New England, then painted for Chicago patrons who had eastern roots themselves. He also gained considerable renown for his still lifes. Bigelow died in Chicago in July 1910.

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Daniel Folger BIGELOW

[Here there's a] Photo of the artist at work.

15146.33 Daniel Folger 7 BIGELOW, son of Nathan 6 (Nathan 5,John 4,John 3,Samuel 2, John 1), and Clarinda Folger (BARKER) BIGELOW, was born 22 July 1823 Peru, Clinton co, NY. He married 01 November 1865 Charlotte "Lottie" BARNES (see below) of Schuyler Falls, Clinton, NY. She was born 20 July 1884 in Schuyler Falls, the daughter of Dr. Melvin Allen and Phoebe (Edgarton) Barnes. Daniel was a landscape painter and became associated with G.P.A. Healy and Associates who founded the Chicago Academy of Design. They resided in Peru, NY and later, (1858), Chicago. He died in Chicago 14 July 1910, age 87. There is a stone in the New Schuyler Falls cemetery on Felton Road, that lists Charlotte Barnes Bigelow 1844-1940, "buried in Chicago". The stone that Charlotte is inscribed also has "Melvin Allen Barnes and Phebe Edgerton". This same Schuyler Falls cemetery has the headstone of Daniel's parents. Legend: {Nathan Bigelow; died May 16, 1860 ; age 67. Clarinda F Barker; his wife; died June 20, 1874; age 78}

Children of Daniel Folger and Charlotte (BARNES) BIGELOW:

15146.331 Folger Allen, b 11 March 1868 Chicago, IL; died 16 Sept 1891 Chicago from accidental gunshot.

15146.332 Florence Edgerton "Daisy", b 14 Feb 1871 Chicago; d 26 Apr 1951; She painted flowers with watercolors and exhibited in several galleries around the Chicago.. She taught art at Hyde Park High School in Chicago for more than 40 years. (see below)

15146.333 Louis Barnes, b 16 May 1884 Chicago; d 16 Jan 1974; m (1) 16 May 1908 Frances Catherine Baker; m (2) 21 Nov 1942 Katharine Underhill (DFB Bible); 4 children with Frances.

See Adirondack Life article for example of his work and more information.

Also see Page 2 for more information on Daniel Folger 7 Bigelow.

Also see Page 4 for 1997 information from Chicago Art Institute.

Also see Page 5 for new article (1998) on Daniel Folger Bigelow.

Also see Page 3a for artwork by Daniel Folger Bigelow.

See "Bible" of Daniel Folger Bigelow

Sources: Howe, Bigelow Family of America pages 477 - 478; Bigelow Family Genealogy Vol II page 34; One of Daniel's landscapes was chosen and displayed at : THE WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION 1893

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