Background
Birren, Joseph P. was born on May 14, 1864 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Henry and Catherine B.: educated private schools, The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, 1883-1900.
Birren, Joseph P. was born on May 14, 1864 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Henry and Catherine B.: educated private schools, The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, 1883-1900.
Studied in Philadelphia, New York, Munich, Paris: m. Crescentia Language April 11, 1894.
Noted for his tactile quality in landscaping painting. Has exhibited at Art Institute of Chicago, since 1917, also at Pennsylvania Academy, Corcoran Gallery, Washington, Doctorate C., Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York, Cincinnati (O.) Art Museum, Providence, Rhode Island, Hartford, Connecticut, et cetera Represented in Chicago Art Commission collection.
Union League Club, Illinois Women's Athletic Club, Chicago College Club, Rockford Art Club, Illinois State Museum, Los Angeles Museum, Washington University Museum, Lauren Rogers Museum, Pasadena The Art Institute of Chicago, National Museum (Luxembourg), et cetera
Club, Rockford Art; Member The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago Alumni Association (founder-president 1911-1915, then honorary president).
Children: Jeanette (Mistress Vincent M. Quinn), William Bryan, Faber.