A landscape painter in the tonal style and figures; Benjamin Osro Eggleston was born in Belvidere, MN and studied art at the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts under Douglas Volk. He also traveled to Paris where he completed additional studies in the true French academic method. Upon his return he established a studio in Brooklyn from which he worked and traveled. From 1900 to 1920 he summered at the Old Lyme Art Colony and in the 1930's he spent his time in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts.

Member:
Salmagundi Club
Brooklyn Society of Artists
All American Artists
President of the Brooklyn Art Club

Exhibited:
National Academy
Art Institute of Chicago
Pennsylvania Academy
Boston Art Club
Paris Salons
Carnegie Institute
Brooklyn Art Association