Life and Career
Shinn was born in Woodstown, New Jersey, a large Quaker community. His parents, Isiah Conklin Shinn and Josephine Ransley Shinn were rural farmers. He had two brothers: Warren, who was older and Harold who was younger. Shinn was named for the author Edward Everett Hale of whom his father was a great fan. In 1898, Shinn married Florence Scovel, known as "Flossie", another artist from New Jersey. In 1912, he and Flossie divorced. He was remarried to Corinne Baldwin in 1913 and they had two children, Janet and David. By 1933, Shinn had divorced two more wives and was the subject of many tabloid rumors. He suffered many losses during the Great Depression and sold very few paintings during that time. Between 1910 and 1937, Shinn held only one exhibition of paintings at Knoedler's in 1920. Between 1937 and his death in 1953, Shinn received several awards commending his innovative paintings and participated in several exhibitions. He died of lung cancer in New York City in 1953.
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