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1850 New York City - 1932 Santa Barbara, California. Known for: Landscape and coastal view painting, interior design, woodcarving.
Lockwood de Forest, was a turn-of-the-century artist and interior designer. Although best known for his designs of Indian and Middle Eastern furniture, Lockwood de Forest's true passion was painting.... Read full biography
Lockwood de Forest, was a turn-of-the-century artist and interior designer. Although best known for his designs of Indian and Middle Eastern furniture, Lockwood de Forest's true passion was painting. Landscapes from Egypt, Syria, Korea, Japan, Alaska, Mexico, Arizona and throughout the United... Read full biography
Lockwood de Forest, was a turn-of-the-century artist and interior designer. Although best known for his designs of Indian and Middle Eastern furniture, Lockwood de Forest's true passion was painting. Landscapes from Egypt, Syria, Korea, Japan, Alaska, Mexico, Arizona and throughout the United States and Canada can be found among de Forest's nearly 1300 oil sketches and paintings. He was a member of a New York clan whose family tree blossoms with myriad lawyers and the occasional flamboyant. A... Read full biography
Lockwood de Forest, was a turn-of-the-century artist and interior designer. Although best known for his designs of Indian and Middle Eastern furniture, Lockwood de Forest's true passion was painting. Landscapes from Egypt, Syria, Korea, Japan, Alaska, Mexico, Arizona and throughout the United States and Canada can be found among de Forest's nearly 1300 oil sketches and paintings. He was a member of a New York clan whose family tree blossoms with myriad lawyers and the occasional flamboyant. A distant relative by marriage was the painter Frederic E. Church, and a great-niece was the Warhol superstar Edie Sedgwick. The largely self-taught artist and decorator is particularly remembered for his passion for India. Lockwood de Forest was born... Read full biography
Lockwood de Forest, was a turn-of-the-century artist and interior designer. Although best known for his designs of Indian and Middle Eastern furniture, Lockwood de Forest's true passion was painting. Landscapes from Egypt, Syria, Korea, Japan, Alaska, Mexico, Arizona and throughout the United States and Canada can be found among de Forest's nearly 1300 oil sketches and paintings. He was a member of a New York clan whose family tree blossoms with myriad lawyers and the occasional flamboyant. A distant relative by marriage was the painter Frederic E. Church, and a great-niece was the Warhol superstar Edie Sedgwick. The largely self-taught artist and decorator is particularly remembered for his passion for India. Lockwood de Forest was born in New York in 1850, the son of Henry G. and Julia Weeks de Forest. The family descended from Jesse de Fore... Read full biography
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Lockwood de Forest, was a turn-of-the-century artist and interior designer. Although best known for his designs of Indian and Middle Eastern furniture, Lockwood de Forest's true passion was painting. Landscapes from Egypt, Syria, Korea, Japan, Alaska, Mexico, Arizona and throughout the United States and Canada can be found among de Forest's nearly 1300 oil sketches and paintings.
He was a member of a New York clan whose family tree blossoms with myriad lawyers and the occasional flamboyant. A distant relative by marriage was the painter Frederic E. Church, and a great-niece was the Warhol superstar Edie Sedgwick. The largely self-taught artist and decorator is particularly remembered for his passion for India...But wait, there's more...
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