Henry Stephens Eddy (1878-1944). An artist noted for his vibrant canvases of Nantucket's rambling lanes, alleys and light-splashed waterfront, Henry Stephens Eddy used a bright palette and generous... Read full biography
Henry Stephens Eddy (1878-1944). An artist noted for his vibrant canvases of Nantucket's rambling lanes, alleys and light-splashed waterfront, Henry Stephens Eddy used a bright palette and generous amounts of paint, mixed with choppy, expressive brushwork to capture light at a specific time of day.... Read full biography
Henry Stephens Eddy (1878-1944). An artist noted for his vibrant canvases of Nantucket's rambling lanes, alleys and light-splashed waterfront, Henry Stephens Eddy used a bright palette and generous amounts of paint, mixed with choppy, expressive brushwork to capture light at a specific time of day. Indeed, a review of the Easy Street Gallery's first exhibition in the Inquirer and Mirror singled out Eddy for praise: "One feels in (his canvas) the beauty and quietude of the early morning." This... Read full biography
Henry Stephens Eddy (1878-1944). An artist noted for his vibrant canvases of Nantucket's rambling lanes, alleys and light-splashed waterfront, Henry Stephens Eddy used a bright palette and generous amounts of paint, mixed with choppy, expressive brushwork to capture light at a specific time of day. Indeed, a review of the Easy Street Gallery's first exhibition in the Inquirer and Mirror singled out Eddy for praise: "One feels in (his canvas) the beauty and quietude of the early morning." This gallery, opened in 1924, dominated the art scene in Nantucket at the height of the early Art Colony years and Eddy was an extremely popular exhibitor. Born in Rahway, New Jersey, the artist later lived in Upper Montclair, and eventually settled in... Read full biography
Henry Stephens Eddy (1878-1944). An artist noted for his vibrant canvases of Nantucket's rambling lanes, alleys and light-splashed waterfront, Henry Stephens Eddy used a bright palette and generous amounts of paint, mixed with choppy, expressive brushwork to capture light at a specific time of day. Indeed, a review of the Easy Street Gallery's first exhibition in the Inquirer and Mirror singled out Eddy for praise: "One feels in (his canvas) the beauty and quietude of the early morning." This gallery, opened in 1924, dominated the art scene in Nantucket at the height of the early Art Colony years and Eddy was an extremely popular exhibitor. Born in Rahway, New Jersey, the artist later lived in Upper Montclair, and eventually settled in Westfield, New Jersey. Eddy received his early education at the Pingry School in Elizabeth, where... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (12)
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Salmagundi Club Painting Exhibition Records 1940-1951 and Water Color Exhibition Records 1900-1951
2009
Katlan, Alexander W.
623 pages
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Artists of New Bedford
1990
Blasdale, Mary Jean
60 pages
Annual Exhibition Record, National Academy of Design: 1901-1950 (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings
622 pages
The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
1,117 pages
Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
1,081 pages
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
Dictionary of American Artists
1982
Opitz, Glenn
372 pages
First National Exhibition of American Art (Exhibition catalog)
1936
Breckinridge, Mrs. (essay)
32 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index