Canal in Winter

John Fulton Folinsbee was born in Buffalo, NY in 1892.

As a child, Folinsbee contracted polio and was restricted to a wheelchair the rest of his life. Despite this, he went on to become a well-respected painter and teacher.

In 1914, Folinsbee moved to Pennsylvania, and remained there the rest of his life. One of the earliest members of the New Hope artist colony, he was known for his depictions of winter scenes of the city’s river and the canal.

Folinsbee exhibited often and received awards from The National Arts Club, National Academy of Design, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Philadelphia Sketch Club, the Salmagundi Club, the Connecticut Academy of Fine Art, and many others.

In addition to The National Arts Club, Folinsbee’s work can be found in the collections of the Museum of Fine Art in Syracuse, the Museum of Fine Art in Houston, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the James A. Michener Art Museum and the National Arts Club in Philadelphia.