Background
Timmons, Edward J. Finley was born on January 6, 1882 in Janesville, Wisconsin, United States. Son of John Q. and Elizabeth (Finley) Timmons.
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Edward J. Finley Timmons
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Edward J. Finley Timmons, American artist. Awarded Municipal Art League (Chicago) portrait prize, 1929. Member Chicago Society Artists, Association Chicago Painters and Sculptors, North Shore Art Guild (Chicago), Carmel Art Association (Carmel, California), Illinois Academy Fine Arts, Art Students League (New York), Arts.
Education
Student Janesville (Wisconsin) High School, 1894-1898. Graduate The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, 1903. The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago Traveling scholar in Spain, Italy, France, England, 1908-1910.
Career
Instructor The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, 1906-1918. Represented by portraits in University of Chicago, University of Illinois, U. Arkansas, Beloit College, State Capitol (Des Moines), Janesville (Wisconsin) Art League, Meyer Memorial (Chicago), San Diego Museum Fine Arts, Municipal Art Collection (Chicago), Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Blacksburg), Community House (Mount Clare, Illinois), Community House, Congressional Church (Evanston, Illinois), Berghoff Collection (Wilmette, Illinois), Abbott laboratories (North Chicago, Illinois), Public Library (Highland Park, Illinois), Visitation College (Dubuque, Iowa), Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett Company (Chicago), Bell School (Chicago), Glenwild Plantation (Grenada, Mississippi), Electric Wheel Company (Quincy, Illinois). Also portraits of John Astor Dienner (Evanston, Illinois), Judge William V. Brothers (Evanston), United States Senator Joseph C. O’Mahoney (Wyoming).
Southern Seminary, Buena Vista, Virginia.
Ensign Robert McEwen, Kenilworth, Illinois. Mission Ruth Ray, Vogue School, Chicago, Doctor George East. Shambaugh, William C. Hemphill, Mr. and Mistress William F. Ray.
Achievements
Membership
Member Chicago Society Artists, Association Chicago Painters and Sculptors, North Shore Art Guild (Chicago), Carmel Art Association (Carmel, California), Illinois Academy Fine Arts, Art Students League (New York), Arts.
Connections
Married Marjorie Gilbert, January 31, 1914.
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January 31, 1960 (aged 78) -
Resting place
Buried Calvary Cemetery, Evanston. -
Nationality
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Religion
Catholic