Badger, Solon F. M. Solon Francis Montecello Badger (1873-1919) was known for many years by the misnomer "Samuel Finley Morse Badger.". Badger was born in Boston, and lived in nearby Charlestown with... Read full biography
Badger, Solon F. M. Solon Francis Montecello Badger (1873-1919) was known for many years by the misnomer "Samuel Finley Morse Badger.". Badger was born in Boston, and lived in nearby Charlestown with his father S. Badger, also a painter. As a teenager, he lodged with ship portrait painter William... Read full biography
Badger, Solon F. M. Solon Francis Montecello Badger (1873-1919) was known for many years by the misnomer "Samuel Finley Morse Badger.". Badger was born in Boston, and lived in nearby Charlestown with his father S. Badger, also a painter. As a teenager, he lodged with ship portrait painter William P. Stubbs. For a time, Badger was apprenticed to a trunk maker, but after the business moved to the West, he took up ship painting. Badger was largely self-taught as a painter, and he sailed Boston... Read full biography
Badger, Solon F. M. Solon Francis Montecello Badger (1873-1919) was known for many years by the misnomer "Samuel Finley Morse Badger.". Badger was born in Boston, and lived in nearby Charlestown with his father S. Badger, also a painter. As a teenager, he lodged with ship portrait painter William P. Stubbs. For a time, Badger was apprenticed to a trunk maker, but after the business moved to the West, he took up ship painting. Badger was largely self-taught as a painter, and he sailed Boston Harbor in a small yacht in order to measure vessels for his paintings, while sometimes worked from blueprints. Badger died from tuberculosis in 1919. Museums with his works include:. Maine Maritime Museum . Peabody Essex Museum. Mystic Seaport. National... Read full biography
Badger, Solon F. M. Solon Francis Montecello Badger (1873-1919) was known for many years by the misnomer "Samuel Finley Morse Badger.". Badger was born in Boston, and lived in nearby Charlestown with his father S. Badger, also a painter. As a teenager, he lodged with ship portrait painter William P. Stubbs. For a time, Badger was apprenticed to a trunk maker, but after the business moved to the West, he took up ship painting. Badger was largely self-taught as a painter, and he sailed Boston Harbor in a small yacht in order to measure vessels for his paintings, while sometimes worked from blueprints. Badger died from tuberculosis in 1919. Museums with his works include:. Maine Maritime Museum . Peabody Essex Museum. Mystic Seaport. National Maritime Museum of Greenwich, England. Source:. Dorothy Brewington, Dictionary of Marine A... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (9)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
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
Vose Art Notes: A Guide for Collectors Winter 2003, Volume XI
2003
Vose, Marcia Latimore (Editor)
36 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
The New England Fisheries A Treasure Greater than Gold
1984
Johnston, Paul Forsythe
52 pages (color)
Dictionary of Marine Artists (Peabody Museum)
1982
Brewington, Dorothy E R
431 pages
Dictionary of Sea Painters
1980
Archibald, E H H
455 pages (color)
American Folk Painters
1975
Ebert, John and Katherine
225 pages (color)
The Marine Paintings and Drawings in the Peabody Museum