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Maurice Prendergast
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Also Known As Maurice Brazil Prendergast
Born October 10, 1859 • St. John’s • Canada
Died February 1, 1924 (aged 64) • New York City • New York
Notable Works “Umbrellas in the Rain”
Movement / Style Post-Impressionism • The Eight

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Thomas Eakins, detail of a self-portrait, oil on canvas, 1902; in the National Academy of Design, New York.
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February Thaw, watercolour by Charles Burchfield, 1920; in the Brooklyn Museum, New York. 45.6 × 71 cm.
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Davies, Arthur B.
Arthur B. Davies
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Wake of the Ferry, oil on canvas by John French Sloan, 1907; in the Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.
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