Background
Folinsbee, John Fulton was born on March 14, 1892 in Buffalo, New York, United States. Son of Harrison Davis and Louise (Mauger) Folinsbee.
Folinsbee, John Fulton was born on March 14, 1892 in Buffalo, New York, United States. Son of Harrison Davis and Louise (Mauger) Folinsbee.
Educated Gunnery School, Washington, Connecticut. Studied Art Students’ League (New York), Woodstock School of Art, Ulster County, New New York Pupil of John Carlson, F. V. Du Mond and Birge Harrison.
Awarded third Hallgarten prize, National Academy of Design, 1916. 2d Hallgarten prize, 1917. Richard South. Greenough prize, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917.
Honorable mention The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 1918, Committee Academy Fine Arts, 1919.
Isador prize, Salmagundi Club, 1920. Carnegie prize, National Academy of Design, 1921.
J. Francis Murphy prize, 1921. 3d William A. Clark prize, and Corcoran bronze medal, 1921.
3d prize National Arts Club, 1922.
Honorable mention, Philadelphia Art Club, 1922. 1st Hallgarten prize, National Academy of Design, 1923. Philadelphia Sketch Club medal, 1923.
Charles Noel Flagg prize, Connecticut Academy Fine Arts, 1924.
Phila Art Club Purchase prize, 1924. Plimpton prize, Salmagundi Club, 1924.
Gedney Bunce prize, Connecticut Academy Fine Arts, 1925. Frank A. Thompson prize, Salmagundi Club, 1926.
Bronze medal, Sesquicentennial International Exposition, 1926.
Francis Murphy prize, National Academy of Design, 1926. Vezin prize, Salmagundi Club, 1930. Jennie Sesnan gold medal, Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts, 1931.
2d Altman prize, National Academy of Design, 1936, 1st prize, 1941 and 1950.
Century Club medal, 1950. Palmer Marine prize, National Academy of Design, 1952.
Cooper prize Connecticut Academy Fine Arts, 1955. Charles K. Smith prize Woodmere Gallery, Philadelphia, 1961.
Oakley Memorial prize Woodmere Gallery, 1961.
Century Association medal, 1963. Phillips Mill patrons prize, 1963. Pennational prize, 1965.
Portrait medal Century Association, 1966.
National Art Club Silver medal, 1969. Kleindienst medal Artists.
Member National Institute Arts and Letters, Connecticut Academy Arts, A.N.A., 1919, North.A., 1928. Clubs: National Arts, Century (New York City).
Married Ruth Baldwin, 1914. Children: Elizabeth (Mistress East.W. Wiggins), Joan Baldwin (Mistress Peter G. Cook).