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Murphy (JOHN FRANCIS painter born)

JOHN FRANCIS, painter; born in Oswego, N. Y., in 1853, he moved to New York City when twenty-two years old, his art having been largely selfacquired. He made his first exhibition at the National Academy of Design in 1876, after which he devoted himself to landscapes. He was elected a member of the academy in 1887. He received the 2d Hallgarten prize in 1885 for his painting "Tints of a Vanished Past"; also 1887, the Webb prize of the Society of American Artists. "Neglected Lands" and "October" are among the best examples of his talent.

MURPHY MURRAY