biography of Henry MCBRIDE (1867-1962)

Birth place: West Chester, PA

Addresses: NYC; West Chester, PA

Profession: Critic, writer, painter

Studied: Artists & Artisans Inst., NYC, with J.W. Stimson, 1889.

Exhibited: PAFA Ann., 1896097. Award: AFA critics' award, 1954; Chevalier, Legion d'Honneur, French Govt., 1958.

Comments: Early champion of Modernism and Stieglitz' group, he was also the first to rediscover Thomas Eakins (1913). His recognition of artistic talent was prophetic. [See "Essays and Criticisms of H. McBride," by D.C. Rich, 1975.] Author: Matisse; Some French Moderns; John Marin, 1936; George Bellows, for Nat. Gal. A., Wash., DC, and others. Positions: instr., Edu. Alliance, NYC; dir., Sch. Int. A., Trenton, NJ (5 yrs.); cr., New York Sun (37 yrs.); The Dial; ed., Creative Art; contributing ed., Art News. Also contributor of essays to Town & Country, View, Cahiers d'Art, Paris, L'Age Nouveau, Paris, Vanity Fair, The Arts (WMAA), and other magazines.

Sources: WW59; WW47; Falk, Exh. Record Series.