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Charles Bosseron Chambers
American painter
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Bosseron Chambers) ( - ) 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, [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 Schultz of the Berl