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1908 Gloucester, Massachusetts - 2002 Gloucester, Massachusetts. Known for: New England landscape painter, coastals, marine.
Robert Benham was born on June 29, 1913 in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Raised in Gloucester, Benham was uprooted with his family to Somerville as he was about to begin high school. He learned about... Read full biography
Robert Benham was born on June 29, 1913 in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Raised in Gloucester, Benham was uprooted with his family to Somerville as he was about to begin high school. He learned about the mysteries of the sea from his father Robert Burns Benham, who began fishing in the days of the... Read full biography
Robert Benham was born on June 29, 1913 in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Raised in Gloucester, Benham was uprooted with his family to Somerville as he was about to begin high school. He learned about the mysteries of the sea from his father Robert Burns Benham, who began fishing in the days of the schooners. "My interest in art, however, started in St. Clement's High School where I did cartooning, and illustrating for the paper," he said. Benham made his mark on the school boy sports world as... Read full biography
Robert Benham was born on June 29, 1913 in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Raised in Gloucester, Benham was uprooted with his family to Somerville as he was about to begin high school. He learned about the mysteries of the sea from his father Robert Burns Benham, who began fishing in the days of the schooners. "My interest in art, however, started in St. Clement's High School where I did cartooning, and illustrating for the paper," he said. Benham made his mark on the school boy sports world as captain of three sports, football, hockey, and baseball, during his senior year. The rugged athlete played amateur hockey until a back injury placed him on the sidelines. During time out from painting the winter surf boats at dock, and teaching art... Read full biography
Robert Benham was born on June 29, 1913 in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Raised in Gloucester, Benham was uprooted with his family to Somerville as he was about to begin high school. He learned about the mysteries of the sea from his father Robert Burns Benham, who began fishing in the days of the schooners. "My interest in art, however, started in St. Clement's High School where I did cartooning, and illustrating for the paper," he said. Benham made his mark on the school boy sports world as captain of three sports, football, hockey, and baseball, during his senior year. The rugged athlete played amateur hockey until a back injury placed him on the sidelines. During time out from painting the winter surf boats at dock, and teaching art classes, Benham relaxed by cutting a few figure eights on ice without a hockey stick and puck. The... Read full biography
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About Robert Benham: Keywords
Keywords (15)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Cape Ann, Massachusetts: Gloucester, Rockport, North Shore
- •Monhegan Island, Maine
Art Association
- •Copley Society of Boston-
- •North Shore Art Association, Gloucester-
- •Rockport Art Association-
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York