Charles Basing

Charles Basing was an American artist active in New York City and Provincetown, Massachusetts, in the early 20th century.[1] In 1900–1903 he studied at the Academie Julien in Paris with William-Adolph Bouguereau,[2] and in 1911 he became a member of the Salmagundi Club.[3] Many of Basing's easel paintings depict the environs of New York City, and he also painted murals including the ceiling mural depicting the zodiac at Grand Central Terminal.[4] Basing died of blood poisoning in Marakesh Morocco on 3 February 1933, after a camel stepped on his foot.[5]

NYC Grand Central Terminal ceiling

Charles Basing
Born(1864-07-23)July 23, 1864
Linton near Ballarat, Victoria (Australia)
DiedMarch 3, 1933(1933-03-03) (aged 68)
Marakesh, Morocco
Resting placeChristian Cemetery in Marakesh

References
  1. Who Was Who in American Art 1564–1975, Vol I, p. 229.
  2. /Who Was Who in American Art 1564–1975, Vol. I, p. 229.
  3. Letter from Salmagundi Club, September 19, 2003
  4. G.B. Mitchell, "Charles Basing (1866–1933)," Archives of American Art, microfilm, NYSC2
  5. G.B. Mitchell, "Charles Basing (1866–1933)," Archives of American Art, microfilm, NYSC2
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