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1882 Lowell, Massachusetts - 1956 Rockport, Massachusetts. Known for: Genre, landscape, illustrator, etcher.
The following is from a source whose grandmother, Bertha Goodrich, was married to the artist:. Lester George Hornby was married to Bertha Grover Goodrich, his last wife. They lived in Rockport,... Read full biography
The following is from a source whose grandmother, Bertha Goodrich, was married to the artist:. Lester George Hornby was married to Bertha Grover Goodrich, his last wife. They lived in Rockport, Massachusetts until his death in 1956. Together they built the "old on purpose" house using old materials... Read full biography
The following is from a source whose grandmother, Bertha Goodrich, was married to the artist:. Lester George Hornby was married to Bertha Grover Goodrich, his last wife. They lived in Rockport, Massachusetts until his death in 1956. Together they built the "old on purpose" house using old materials to build a "new" "old" house. Lester is the one who gave the name "Motif #1" to the old fish house that has become so famous. During WWI Hornby was a war correspondent. As did most artists at the... Read full biography
The following is from a source whose grandmother, Bertha Goodrich, was married to the artist:. Lester George Hornby was married to Bertha Grover Goodrich, his last wife. They lived in Rockport, Massachusetts until his death in 1956. Together they built the "old on purpose" house using old materials to build a "new" "old" house. Lester is the one who gave the name "Motif #1" to the old fish house that has become so famous. During WWI Hornby was a war correspondent. As did most artists at the time who did illustrations in relation to the war, Hornby had to have war- related pictures approved by the government before being published. In one case the war department refused to give permission because they felt his illustration was so accurate... Read full biography
The following is from a source whose grandmother, Bertha Goodrich, was married to the artist:. Lester George Hornby was married to Bertha Grover Goodrich, his last wife. They lived in Rockport, Massachusetts until his death in 1956. Together they built the "old on purpose" house using old materials to build a "new" "old" house. Lester is the one who gave the name "Motif #1" to the old fish house that has become so famous. During WWI Hornby was a war correspondent. As did most artists at the time who did illustrations in relation to the war, Hornby had to have war- related pictures approved by the government before being published. In one case the war department refused to give permission because they felt his illustration was so accurate and well done that the enemy would have access to too much information. Hornby worked in the trenches with the men and his work reflects t... Read full biography
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Keywords (43)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
- •Charcoal
- •Colored Pencil
- •Crayon, Crayola Drawing
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Ink
- •Lithography, Lithograph
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Gardens, Garden Scenes
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Townscape, Village Scenes
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Rockport, Massachusetts
Art Association
- •Boston Art Club
- •Rockport Art Association-
- •Salmagundi Club, New York City
Art School
- •Academie de la Grand Chaumiere, Paris, Student
- •Academie Delacluse, Paris, Student
- •Academie Julian, Paris, Student
- •Academy Colarossi, Paris, Student
- •Rhode Island School of Design, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Added Description
- •Genre Specialty
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Vose Galleries, Boston
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •AskART Panama Pacific Expo
- •Panama Pacific Exhibition of 1915
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Boston Art Club-
- •Lotos Club
- •Rockport Art Association
Exhibition of Museum
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
- •Detroit Institute of Art
- •Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Exhibition of Commercial Art Gallery and/or Salon
- •Paris Salons