Brown, Harrison Bird
Harrison Bird Brown (February 1, 1831 - March 11, 1915) was a Portland, Maine-based artist, surveyor, and painter, primarily of landscapes and nautical scenes in his native New England. Brown began as a sign and banner painter, suggesting little formal training as a painter. He also worked as a surveyor for a short time, even doing so in San Francisco in 1852 before returning to Portland. He was aided early in his artistic career and afterwards by John Neal (1793 - 1876), the most esteemed figure of the Portland arts and literary scene. With Neal, Brown helped establish the Portland Society of Art. By 1858, his work was being displayed at the National Academy of Design, and soon afterwards at the Boston Athenaeum. He also displayed art at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition and regularly at the Poland Spring Art Gallery. Most of Brown's paintings dealt either with maritime scenes or the White Mountains, a popular subject as they became a more accessible tourist destination. Two of Brown's three children died young and his wife Sarah died in 1886; afterwards, in 1892, Brown moved to London to live with his only surviving child, a daughter named Nellie, where he lived for the rest of his life.
Gateway to the White Mountains.
The Heart of the Notch White Mountains of New Hampshire. Maine Central Railroad.
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This is a striking 1890 photogravure view of Crawford Notch in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, based on a drawing by Harrison B. Brown, issued for the Maine Central Railroad. This work was published at the height of the tourist boom in the White Mountains, when posh hotels catered to wealthy East Coast urbanites on extended summer sojourns. (more details)