Clement Nye Swift (1846 – March 29, 1918) was an American artist associated with the Pont-Aven School and known for his paintings of nautical themes and of life in Brittany and Massachusetts.
After the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, he moved to Brittany. He settled in the coastal town of Pont-Aven, where he joined the artistic community known the Pont-Aven School. He lived there for ten years, and during this time he produced the majority of his paintings. Between 1872 and 1880, he exhibited his work at the Paris Salon.[2]
In 1881, Swift returned to Acushnet, Massachusetts, where he took up writing, producing a series of stories and poems.[1][2] He married his cousin Annie Amelia Swift on October 15, 1895.[3] He died March 29, 1918, and is buried in Acushnet Cemetery.[4]
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^ ab. New Bedford Whaling Museum. Archived from the original on December 27, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
^ abcHowland, Franklyn (1907). A History of the Town of Acushnet, Bristol County, State of Massachusetts. New Bedford, Massachusetts: Published by the author. pp. 355–356. Retrieved December 26, 2016. clement nye swift.
^Nye, George Hyatt; Best, Frank E; Nye, David Fisher (1907). A genealogy of the Nye family. The Nye Family of America Foundation. p. 311. Retrieved December 26, 2016. clement nye swift.
^"Clement Nye Swift". Find a Grave. July 3, 2011. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
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clement, swift, 1846, march, 1918, american, artist, associated, with, pont, aven, school, known, paintings, nautical, themes, life, brittany, massachusetts, born1846, 1846, acushnet, massachusettsdiedmarch, 1918, 1918, aged, resting, placeacushnet, cemetery, . Clement Nye Swift 1846 March 29 1918 was an American artist associated with the Pont Aven School and known for his paintings of nautical themes and of life in Brittany and Massachusetts Clement Nye SwiftClement Nye SwiftBorn1846 1846 Acushnet MassachusettsDiedMarch 29 1918 1918 03 29 aged 71 72 Resting placeAcushnet Cemetery Acushnet MassachusettsNationalityAmericanEducationEcole des Beaux ArtsKnown forPaintingMovementPont Aven SchoolSpouseAnnie Amelia SwiftBiography edit nbsp Seaweed Gatherers Brittany nbsp Flirtation at the ShrineSwift was born in 1846 in Acushnet Massachusetts to Rhodolphus Nye Swift and Sylvia Hathaway As a child he attended the Friends Academy in Dartmouth Massachusetts 1 His early interest was in painting animals and he moved to France to study painting at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris He also studied with the artists Adolphe Yvon and Henri Harpignies 2 After the outbreak of the Franco Prussian War in 1870 he moved to Brittany He settled in the coastal town of Pont Aven where he joined the artistic community known the Pont Aven School He lived there for ten years and during this time he produced the majority of his paintings Between 1872 and 1880 he exhibited his work at the Paris Salon 2 In 1881 Swift returned to Acushnet Massachusetts where he took up writing producing a series of stories and poems 1 2 He married his cousin Annie Amelia Swift on October 15 1895 3 He died March 29 1918 and is buried in Acushnet Cemetery 4 References edit a b Inventory of the Clement Nye Swift Papers New Bedford Whaling Museum Archived from the original on December 27 2016 Retrieved December 26 2016 a b c Howland Franklyn 1907 A History of the Town of Acushnet Bristol County State of Massachusetts New Bedford Massachusetts Published by the author pp 355 356 Retrieved December 26 2016 clement nye swift Nye George Hyatt Best Frank E Nye David Fisher 1907 A genealogy of the Nye family The Nye Family of America Foundation p 311 Retrieved December 26 2016 clement nye swift Clement Nye Swift Find a Grave July 3 2011 Retrieved December 26 2016 External links editClement Nye Swift papers Archived 2016 12 27 at the Wayback Machine at the New Bedford Whaling Museum nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Clement Nye Swift Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Clement Nye Swift amp oldid 1189636942, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
