19th Century

peter henry emerson

Born 1856 Died 1936 Works span 1886–1888

Early Life and Education: A Cuban Beginning Peter Henry Emerson, born on May 13th, 1856, began life amidst the lush landscapes of La Palma Estate, a sugar plantation near Encrucijada, Cuba. His parents, Henry Ezekiel Emerson, an American, and Jane Harris Billing, a British woman, provided him with a unique upbringing far removed from the artistic circles he would later inhabit. A distant relative of both Samuel Morse and Ralph Waldo E…

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1886

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1888

last work

Chronological Journey

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