Ben Ali Haggin

James Ben Ali Haggin III (20 April 1882 – 2 September 1951) was an American portrait painter and stage designer.

Ben Ali Haggin
Born(1882-04-20)20 April 1882
New York City, United States
Died2 September 1951(1951-09-02) (aged 69)
New York City, United States
NationalityAmerican
Known forPainter, stage designer

Life

A grandson of the multi-millionaire James Ben Ali Haggin, he was born in New York City. After extensive education, he began exhibiting his paintings formally in 1903.[1][2][3] The National Academy of Design awarded him the 1909 Third Hallgarten Prize for his painting Elfrida.[2] A founding member of the National Association of Portrait Painters, he was elected an Associate member of the National Academy of Design from 1912. In the 1930s, Haggin turned his abilities to stage design and created sets for the Metropolitan Opera Ballet and the Ziegfeld Follies.[2]

Haggin's family were of partial Turkish origin (one of his paternal great-grandfathers, Ibrahim Ben Ali, was a Turkish immigrant).[4] He married Margaret Faith Robinson on 4 November 1903 at the Church of the Transfiguration, New York.[5]

In 1914, several major events occurred in Haggin's life. He separated from his wife, and spent time in a sanitarium. His grandfather also died that year, and Haggin inherited a reputed $10 million from the estate. In 1916 he married Helen Roche, an actress and dancer who went by the stage name Bonnie Glass.[6]

See also

References
  1. Kleber, John E. (1992). The Kentucky Encyclopedia. University Press of Kentucky. p. 397. ISBN 0-8131-1772-0.
  2. Dearinger, David B. (2004). Paintings and Sculpture in the Collection of the National Academy of Design: 1826-1925. Hudson Hills. p. 245. ISBN 1-55595-029-9.
  3. The New York Times (March 12, 1908). "Legend Busy with a Thais Picture" (PDF). Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  4. J.S. Clarke. "History". Linda Haggin Peck. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
  5. Fleming, Geoffrey K. (May 2005). "Biography of James Ben Ali Haggin III". Haggin. Archived from the original on 16 January 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  6. The New York Times (June 5, 1916). "Ben Ali Haggin marries Miss Bonnie Glass" (PDF). Retrieved 8 January 2011.
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