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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About Lockwood De Forest: Books
Books & Publications (31)
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40 Nights: An Exhibition of the Night Paintings of Lockwood De Forest (Exhibition catalog)
2011
Tessmer, Jeremy
65 pages (color)
De Forest's Palm Springs (Exhibition catalog)
2010
Goldyne, Joseph; Jeremy Tessmer
99 pages (color)
De Forest's Santa Barbara
2010
Goss, Frank; Jeremy Tessmer
113 pages (color)
Collecting Moonlight: The Night Paintings of Lockwood de Forest (Exhibition catalog)
2010
Tessmer, Jeremy
74 pages (color)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Paintings and Sculpture in the Collection of The National Academy of Design Volume One: 1826-1925
2004
Dearinger, David B.
672 pages (color)
Art at the Residence of the Ambassador of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Norway: Art in Embassies Program