The Artistic Journey of Robert Crannell Minor Born in New York City, Robert Crannell Minor began his professional life working as a bookkeeper before dedicating himself to the study of art in his early thirties. His formal education began in New York under Alfred Cornelius Howland, but his pursuit of mastery eventually led him across the Atlantic. In 1871, Minor traveled to Europe, where he studied in Barbizon, France, under Diaz. His…