Francis Davis Millet

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Francis Davis Millet was an American painter, sculptor, and writer known for his prominent role in late 19th-century public art and his tragic death in the sinking of the Titanic.

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Francis Davis Millet canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf decorative artist ⓘ
human ⓘ
journalist ⓘ
painter ⓘ
sculptor ⓘ
war correspondent ⓘ
writer ⓘ
causeOfDeath sinking of the RMS Titanic ⓘ
linked to: RMS Titanic
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1846-11-03 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1912-04-15 ⓘ
educatedAt Harvard College ⓘ
linked to: Harvard University

Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp ⓘ
familyName Millet ⓘ
fullName Francis Davis Millet ⓘ
genre decorative arts ⓘ
historical painting ⓘ
mural painting ⓘ
givenName Francis ⓘ
hasWorkLocation Boston, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ
Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
Washington, D.C., United States ⓘ
linked to: Washington, D.C.
knownFor decorative work for the World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893 ⓘ
public art and mural decoration in the United States ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
mannerOfDeath shipwreck ⓘ
memberOf American Academy of Arts and Letters ⓘ
National Academy of Design ⓘ
militaryBranch Union Army ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableWork The Concord Minute Man of 1775 (as part of restoration and commemorative work) ⓘ
decorations for the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. ⓘ
murals in the United States Capitol ⓘ
occupation decorative artist ⓘ
journalist ⓘ
painter ⓘ
sculptor ⓘ
war correspondent ⓘ
writer ⓘ
participantIn American Civil War ⓘ
Russo-Turkish War (as correspondent) ⓘ
placeOfBirth Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: Atlantic Ocean
positionHeld director of decoration for the World’s Columbian Exposition ⓘ
vice chairman of the United States Commission of Fine Arts ⓘ
residence East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ
Washington, D.C., United States ⓘ
linked to: Washington, D.C.
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Lily Merrill ⓘ
workedAs correspondent for the London Daily News ⓘ
correspondent for the New York Herald ⓘ

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Francis Davis Millet → fullName → Francis Davis Millet ⓘ
Butt-Millet Memorial Fountain → honours → Francis Davis Millet ⓘ
Butt-Millet Memorial Fountain → namedAfter → Francis Davis Millet ⓘ
Millet → hasNotableBearer → Francis Davis Millet ⓘ