Background
Vinton, Frederic Porter was born on January 29, 1846 in Bangor, Maine, United States. Son of William Henry and Sarah Ward (Goodhue) Vinton.
Vinton, Frederic Porter was born on January 29, 1846 in Bangor, Maine, United States. Son of William Henry and Sarah Ward (Goodhue) Vinton.
Went to Chicago in childhood. Educational public schools. Clerk and bookkeeper business houses and banks, Boston, 1862-1875, meanwhile studying art at Lowell Institute and art anatomy under Doctor William Rimmer.
Studied under Leon Bonnât, 1875, and Jean Paul Laurens, 1877-1878, Paris.
Royal Academy, Munich. Opened studio, Boston, 1878.
George Pierce, June 27, 1883. Painted portraits of leading Americans, several of which are in public collections. Exhibited Paris Salon.
1878, 1890 (honorable mention).
Gold medal, Chicago Exposition, 1893. Silver medal, Paris Exposition, 1900.
Gold medal, Buffalo Exposition, 1901. Gold medal, Saint Louis Exposition, 1904.
A.N.A., 1888, North.A., 1891.
Member National Institute Arts and Letters.
Member National Institute Arts and Letters.
Married Annie M., daughter