Jean Leon Gerome Ferris

Place: Philadelphia

Born: 1863

Death: 1930

Biography:

Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (August 18, 1863 – March 18, 1930 ) was an American painter best known for his series of 78 scenes from American history, entitled The Pageant of a Nation, the largest series of American historical paintings by a single artist. Ferris was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Stephen James Ferris, a portrait painter...