Frank Reaugh
| Charles Franklin "Frank" Reaugh | |
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Frank Reaugh
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| Born |
December 29, 1860 Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois, USA |
| Died | May 6, 1945 (aged 84) Dallas, Texas |
| Occupation | Artist; Photography, Inventor; "Dean of Texas Painters" |
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Never married (1) As a youth, Reaugh went on cattle drives which awakened his interest in nature. (2) Many of Reaugh's paintings are located in the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum in Canyon (3) Though based in Dallas, Reaugh went on field trips into the American Southwest to obtain inspiration for his paintings. |
Never married
(1) As a youth, Reaugh went on cattle drives which awakened his interest in nature.
(2) Many of Reaugh's paintings are located in the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum in Canyon
Charles Franklin Reaugh (December 29, 1860 – May 6, 1945), known as Frank Reagh, was an artist, photographer, inventor, patron of the arts, and teacher, who was called the "Dean of Texas Painters". He devoted his career to the visual documentation in pastel and paint, portraying the vast, still unsettled regions of the Great Plains and the American Southwest. He was active in the Society of Western Artists.
Reaugh was born to George Washington Reaugh, a miner in the California gold rush, and the former Clarinda Morton Spilman near Jacksonville, the seat of Morgan County in west central Illinois. Reaugh (pronounced RAY), moved with his family in 1876 to Terrell in Kaufman County east of Dallas. The original family name was "Castelreaugh", but the Irish family shortened it to "Reaugh" when they entered the United States. The Reaughs initially made their living in Terrell by planting cotton.
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