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Francis Davis Millet
1846–1912
A painter, writer, and journalist with a remarkably varied life, he moved easily between art studios, newspaper offices, and public service. His story is also remembered for its tragic final chapter: he died in the sinking of the Titanic in 1912.
3 Audiobooks
The Danube from the Black Forest to the Black Sea
by Francis Davis Millet
A Capillary Crime, and Other Stories
by Francis Davis Millet
Some Artists at the Fair
by Francis Davis Millet, W. Hamilton (William Hamilton) Gibson, Will H. (Will Hicok) Low, John Ames Mitchell, Francis Hopkinson Smith
About the author
Born in Massachusetts in 1846, Francis Davis Millet built an unusually wide-ranging career. As a teenager he served during the Civil War, later studied at Harvard, and then trained as an artist in Antwerp, where he earned early recognition for his technical skill.
Millet became known as an American painter and muralist, but he was also a reporter, author, and influential arts organizer. He worked as a war correspondent, published fiction and essays, and helped shape major art institutions and public projects in the United States and abroad.
Today he is remembered both for his artwork and for the breadth of his cultural life. His death aboard the RMS Titanic in April 1912 gave his biography a dramatic ending, but his lasting legacy lies in the way he connected painting, writing, and public art in one energetic career.