Background
Joseph was born on the 5th of November, 1858 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Joseph Rodefer De Camp
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De Camp was a pupil of Frank Duveneck and of the Royal Academy of Munich.
Career
After studies Joseph spent time in Florence, Italy, returning to Boston in 1883.
He became a member of the society of Ten American Painters, and a teacher in the schools of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
He painted important mural decorations in the Philadelphia city hall.
Achievements
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Joseph Rodefer De Camp was known for his figure paintings of women in interiors and in nude poses, portraits and some landscapes. He was awarded the 1899 Temple Gold Medal (for Woman Drying Her Hair), the 1912 Beck Gold Medal (for Portrait of Francis I. Amory), and the 1920 Lippincott Prize (for The Red Kimono) by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. He was awarded the 1915 gold medal by the Philadelphia Art Club (for The Silver Waist).
Membership
He was a member of the society of Ten American Painters.
Connections
In 1891, De Camp married Edith Franklin Baker. They had four children. Family members served as models for a number of his paintings.
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Nationality
American