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Lighthouses on the Massachusetts Coast, Fisherman's Cottage AND Farmer Haying on Coast (3)
Auction: 06/12/2014
Lot: 134
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Lester George Hornby AUCTION RECORDS
1882 Lowell, Massachusetts - 1956 Rockport, Massachusetts. Known for: Genre, landscape, illustrator, etcher.
The following is from a source whose grandmother, Bertha Goodrich, was married to the artist:. Lester George Hornby was married to Bertha Grover Goodrich, his last wife. They lived in Rockport,... Read full biography
The following is from a source whose grandmother, Bertha Goodrich, was married to the artist:. Lester George Hornby was married to Bertha Grover Goodrich, his last wife. They lived in Rockport, Massachusetts until his death in 1956. Together they built the "old on purpose" house using old materials... Read full biography
The following is from a source whose grandmother, Bertha Goodrich, was married to the artist:. Lester George Hornby was married to Bertha Grover Goodrich, his last wife. They lived in Rockport, Massachusetts until his death in 1956. Together they built the "old on purpose" house using old materials to build a "new" "old" house. Lester is the one who gave the name "Motif #1" to the old fish house that has become so famous. During WWI Hornby was a war correspondent. As did most artists at the... Read full biography
The following is from a source whose grandmother, Bertha Goodrich, was married to the artist:. Lester George Hornby was married to Bertha Grover Goodrich, his last wife. They lived in Rockport, Massachusetts until his death in 1956. Together they built the "old on purpose" house using old materials to build a "new" "old" house. Lester is the one who gave the name "Motif #1" to the old fish house that has become so famous. During WWI Hornby was a war correspondent. As did most artists at the time who did illustrations in relation to the war, Hornby had to have war- related pictures approved by the government before being published. In one case the war department refused to give permission because they felt his illustration was so accurate... Read full biography
The following is from a source whose grandmother, Bertha Goodrich, was married to the artist:. Lester George Hornby was married to Bertha Grover Goodrich, his last wife. They lived in Rockport, Massachusetts until his death in 1956. Together they built the "old on purpose" house using old materials to build a "new" "old" house. Lester is the one who gave the name "Motif #1" to the old fish house that has become so famous. During WWI Hornby was a war correspondent. As did most artists at the time who did illustrations in relation to the war, Hornby had to have war- related pictures approved by the government before being published. In one case the war department refused to give permission because they felt his illustration was so accurate and well done that the enemy would have access to too much information. Hornby worked in the trenches with the men and his work reflects t... Read full biography
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