Emile Dauphin started painting a bit later in life, Born in Belgium in 1907, he emigrated with his family to the US after the war and settled in NJ. Eventually moving to CT, Emile Loved painting the New England landscape, old barns in particular. Emile become a member of the whiskey painters Society and produced many stunning miniatures. Often painting in Cape Cod, he became a fixture in Rockport, selling most of his work. Living into his 90’s, Emile was painting and drawing right up to the end of his life.
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Myrtle Beach’s Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum strives to be one of the finest visual arts museums in the Carolinas. With 11 galleries that change throughout the year, Myrtle Beach’s only art museum offers exhibitions featuring paintings, textiles, sculpture, photography, video, ceramics, assemblage, collage and more. A visit to the Art Museum’s exhibitions can be enhanced by its lively programming, including artist receptions, tours, lectures, workshops and classes for both adults and children.