Charles bosseron chambers biography channel

American painter

Charles Bosseron Chambers (C. Bosseron Chambers) (1880 - 1964) was a painter, illustrator and teacher. The Reading Eagle describes Chambers as the "Norman Rockwell of Catholic art" and reports that his paintings have become collectible.^[1] He is best known for the Light of the World, the most popular religious print in America during the first half of the 20th century.^[2]

Life

Charles Bosseron Chambers was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on May 13, 1880.^[3] His father, an Irish captain in the British Army, was a convert to Catholicism; his mother was from a St. Louis family of French descent. He was brought up in a devout Catholic household. The youngest of several children, Charles was sent to local schools and was graduated from Saint Louis University.^[4] He later adopted the middle name “Bosseron” to reflect his French heritage.

Chambers studied art for six years under Louis