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1865 Gloucester, Massachusetts - 1930. Known for: Landscape, marine.
The following information was submitted by Roger Davis, a collector and researcher of Foster's work, in May of 2006:. This comes from the Gloucester vital records (vr), as well as census records... Read full biography
The following information was submitted by Roger Davis, a collector and researcher of Foster's work, in May of 2006:. This comes from the Gloucester vital records (vr), as well as census records available on ancestry.com. "John B. Foster was born in Gloucester on Christmas Day in 1865 (vr), the son... Read full biography
The following information was submitted by Roger Davis, a collector and researcher of Foster's work, in May of 2006:. This comes from the Gloucester vital records (vr), as well as census records available on ancestry.com. "John B. Foster was born in Gloucester on Christmas Day in 1865 (vr), the son of John B. Foster, a fisherman who emigrated from England, and Sarah E. Merchant (or Marchant), daughter of an established Cape Ann fishing family. His father was apparently lost at sea when he was... Read full biography
The following information was submitted by Roger Davis, a collector and researcher of Foster's work, in May of 2006:. This comes from the Gloucester vital records (vr), as well as census records available on ancestry.com. "John B. Foster was born in Gloucester on Christmas Day in 1865 (vr), the son of John B. Foster, a fisherman who emigrated from England, and Sarah E. Merchant (or Marchant), daughter of an established Cape Ann fishing family. His father was apparently lost at sea when he was young and his mother remarried. By 1888 he is a professional artist, listed in the Gloucester city directory. By 1897 he is living in Boston where he marries Emma Allen, born in England (vr). They have at least two children, Edith and Marion (vr). The... Read full biography
The following information was submitted by Roger Davis, a collector and researcher of Foster's work, in May of 2006:. This comes from the Gloucester vital records (vr), as well as census records available on ancestry.com. "John B. Foster was born in Gloucester on Christmas Day in 1865 (vr), the son of John B. Foster, a fisherman who emigrated from England, and Sarah E. Merchant (or Marchant), daughter of an established Cape Ann fishing family. His father was apparently lost at sea when he was young and his mother remarried. By 1888 he is a professional artist, listed in the Gloucester city directory. By 1897 he is living in Boston where he marries Emma Allen, born in England (vr). They have at least two children, Edith and Marion (vr). The family moves to Somerville (census 1910,1920) and then Pepperell MA (census 1930). In ea... Read full biography
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Keywords (15)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Townscape, Village Scenes
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Art Association
- •Boston Art Club
Art Teacher
- •Arthur Wesley Dow
Art School
- •School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Boston Art Club-