James Francis Day

JAMES FRANCIS DAY (New York, 1863-1942).
"Maternity."
Oil on canvas.
Measurements: 27 x 37 cm; 44 x 54 cm (frame).

ames Francis Day), generally known as Francis Day, was an American artist. His paintings can be found in numerous private and public collections, mainly in the United States. He was born in LeRoy, New York , and studied at the Art Students League in New York and at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris with Ernest Herbert and Luc-Oliver Merson. He specialized in painting family scenes. He was a member of the Salmagundi Club , the Society of American Artists and an associate of the National Academy of Design . He married Mary Evelyn Smith in 1887 and later moved to New York City. They moved to Nutley, New Jersey , in 1890 and returned to New York in 1905. Around 1912 they moved to Massachusetts.