Famous Kentucky Artist / Hartford, Kentucky
N 37° 26.967 W 086° 54.508
16S E 508096 N 4144737
Famous Kentucky Artist Located in Hartford, at the Ohio Co. Mus., 415 Mulberry St.
Waymark Code: WMB3YM
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 04/01/2011
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Famous Kentucky Artist
Charles Courtney Curran, a Hartford native, became well known as an artist. Born in 1861; at age 27 received the 3rd Hallgarten prize for his painting "A Breezy Day." In 1890 his "Lotus Lilies of Lake Erie" won honorable mention in Paris salon. One painting hangs in White Hall Shrine, near Richmond. Elected full member of National Academy of Design, 1904. Died 1942.
Marker Name: Famous Kentucky Artist
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number (for official markers): 1485
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
1974
KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
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