The Life of Frederick Childe Hassam Frederick Childe Hassam was an American Impressionist painter whose life was rooted in the urban and coastal landscapes of the United States. Born on October 17, 1859, in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, he entered a world that would eventually serve as the primary subject of his brush. He was known to all as "Childe," a name he adopted from his uncle. His presence in the American art scene was marked by a steady evolution from his early beginnings to his established position as a leading figure of his movement. He moved through the c…