Lucius Wolcott Hitchcock - Artist Info

About Lucius Wolcott Hitchcock

  • Biography

    Illustrator Lucius Hitchcock painted in the academic tradition of the Jean Paul Laurens and Colarossi School of Paris, where he studied with Jules Lefebvre and Benjamin Constant. His pictures were extremely well painted, and he was especially effective in presenting the social elite. His work appeared in most of the major magazines, including Scribners, Harpers Monthly, and Woman's Home Companion.

    Hitchcock was born in West Williamsfield, Ohio, and became one of the early members of the Society of Illustrators; he also joined the Salmagundi Club and the New Rochelle Art Association.

    His awards were many, including a Silver Medal for Illustration in Paris in 1900; a Silver Medal for Illustration, and a Bronze Med...

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