Birth: 5-14-1892, Columbus, Ohio Death: 1-5-1974 Married: Ruth Associations: Honorary member of Indiana Artists Club, Member of the Hoosier Salon, Hoosier Salon Patrons Association, Chicago Galleries Association, Florida Federated Art Clubs, Charter Member of the Brown County Art Gallery Association, Charter Member of the Brown County Art Guild Awards: Century of Progress Exhibition Chicago 1933, Hoosier Salon 1939, Indiana Artist Club 1945, Florida Federated Art Show 1940, Daughters of Indiana Prize 1931, Governor gates Purchase Award 1945 Facts Took art and painting courses while studying business at the University of Chicago Worked in his father’s business after graduation Walked to Nashville from Indianapolis in 1910 with a friend and became hooked on Brown County Moved to Brown County with Ruth and son in 1914 living in a rented cabin Purchased a 30-acre apple orchard north of Nashville Bessire did not take up painting until around 1920 after the children were in...
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