Biography:

Artist. Born November 10, 1847,  Tuskegee. Parents– Frederick and Lovina Jennings Bridgman. Married– Florence Mott Baker, 1977 (died 1901).  Children–three.  Married–Marthe Jaegar, 1904.  Children–one. Education– Brooklyn Art School and the National Academy of Design; study under J. L. Gerome at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, 1866-1870. Identified as an “Orientalist” for his use of Eastern subjects, based on extensive travels in Algeria, Egypt, Turkey, Syria, and Morocco, beginning in 1872-74.   Extremely popular during his lifetime. Participated in the Paris Salon; elected to the National Academy of Design, 1874 (associate member), 1881 (full member).  Honors; Won first and second class medals at Paris and Continental Exhibits. Awarded the Cross of the Legion of Honor. Died January 13, 1928.

Source:

American National Biography online.

Publication(s):

The Ignoramuses. Boston, 1887.

Winters in Algeria. New York; Harper & Brother, 1890.