The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
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1849 Waldo, Maine - 1929 Belfast, Maine. Known for: Ship portrait, mural, animal portrait.
Percy Sanborn was a multi-faceted artist, especially known for his paintings of ship portraits. He was born in Waldo, Maine but lived most of his life in Belfast, Maine, where he took decorating... Read full biography
Percy Sanborn was a multi-faceted artist, especially known for his paintings of ship portraits. He was born in Waldo, Maine but lived most of his life in Belfast, Maine, where he took decorating lessons from William Hall and began his career as a sign and theatrical back drop painter. To his... Read full biography
Percy Sanborn was a multi-faceted artist, especially known for his paintings of ship portraits. He was born in Waldo, Maine but lived most of his life in Belfast, Maine, where he took decorating lessons from William Hall and began his career as a sign and theatrical back drop painter. To his accomplishments, he added murals, pottery, engraving, and dog and cat portraits. One of his murals is on display at the Ritz Carlton in Boston, and his wood engravings were used by his local newspaper, the... Read full biography
Percy Sanborn was a multi-faceted artist, especially known for his paintings of ship portraits. He was born in Waldo, Maine but lived most of his life in Belfast, Maine, where he took decorating lessons from William Hall and began his career as a sign and theatrical back drop painter. To his accomplishments, he added murals, pottery, engraving, and dog and cat portraits. One of his murals is on display at the Ritz Carlton in Boston, and his wood engravings were used by his local newspaper, the "Belfast Republican Journal". As a violinist he played and conducted with the Belfast Symphonic Orchestra, and also gave lessons to local children. He was killed in 1929 by a car while crossing a street in Belfast. Source: . Skinner Inc., Auctioneers... Read full biography
Percy Sanborn was a multi-faceted artist, especially known for his paintings of ship portraits. He was born in Waldo, Maine but lived most of his life in Belfast, Maine, where he took decorating lessons from William Hall and began his career as a sign and theatrical back drop painter. To his accomplishments, he added murals, pottery, engraving, and dog and cat portraits. One of his murals is on display at the Ritz Carlton in Boston, and his wood engravings were used by his local newspaper, the "Belfast Republican Journal". As a violinist he played and conducted with the Belfast Symphonic Orchestra, and also gave lessons to local children. He was killed in 1929 by a car while crossing a street in Belfast. Source: . Skinner Inc., Auctioneers and Appraisers of Antiques and Fine Art. Peter Falk, "Who Was Who in American Art"
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Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesWho Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)3,724 pagesArt Across America: New England, New York, Mid-Atlantic (Volume One)
1990Gerdts, William H421 pages (color)Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)707 pagesDictionary of Sea Painters
1980Archibald, E H H455 pages (color)Maine and Its Role in American Art, 1740-1953
1963Chase, Mary Ellen; Louisa Dresser, Nina Fletcher Little, et all178 pages (color)