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1893 Salem, New Jersey - 1958. Known for: Seagulll sculpture, painting, woodcarving.
WILLIAM F. BOOGAR, Jr., the Provincetown sculptor, probably knows more about seagulls than any other artist in the world. For more than a decade he has been assiduously studying them. He has watched... Read full biography
WILLIAM F. BOOGAR, Jr., the Provincetown sculptor, probably knows more about seagulls than any other artist in the world. For more than a decade he has been assiduously studying them. He has watched them for hours at a time and over the years has made virtually all types of drawings and bronze... Read full biography
WILLIAM F. BOOGAR, Jr., the Provincetown sculptor, probably knows more about seagulls than any other artist in the world. For more than a decade he has been assiduously studying them. He has watched them for hours at a time and over the years has made virtually all types of drawings and bronze sculptures of them. His daughter, Mrs. Eugene Roberts, says: "When we can't find dad at his studio we look along the beach. And we invariably find him glued to his binoculars, studying the gulls. Gosh, he... Read full biography
WILLIAM F. BOOGAR, Jr., the Provincetown sculptor, probably knows more about seagulls than any other artist in the world. For more than a decade he has been assiduously studying them. He has watched them for hours at a time and over the years has made virtually all types of drawings and bronze sculptures of them. His daughter, Mrs. Eugene Roberts, says: "When we can't find dad at his studio we look along the beach. And we invariably find him glued to his binoculars, studying the gulls. Gosh, he never seems to tire of watching them.". Studying gulls all this time may seem a great waste of energy and hours but for Boogar it has paid off. As a result, his gull sculptures today are probably the best in the world. Clare Leighton, the wood... Read full biography
WILLIAM F. BOOGAR, Jr., the Provincetown sculptor, probably knows more about seagulls than any other artist in the world. For more than a decade he has been assiduously studying them. He has watched them for hours at a time and over the years has made virtually all types of drawings and bronze sculptures of them. His daughter, Mrs. Eugene Roberts, says: "When we can't find dad at his studio we look along the beach. And we invariably find him glued to his binoculars, studying the gulls. Gosh, he never seems to tire of watching them.". Studying gulls all this time may seem a great waste of energy and hours but for Boogar it has paid off. As a result, his gull sculptures today are probably the best in the world. Clare Leighton, the wood engraver and author, says: "I admire Mr. Boogar's gull sculptures tremendously. And I can understand his studying the gulls over... Read full biography
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Keywords (20)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
- •Wood Carving and/or Engraving
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Birds, Ornithology, Avian Art
- •Wildlife, Wild Animal
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Cape Cod, Massachusetts
- •Provincetown, Massachusetts
Art Association
- •Provincetown Art Association-
- •Salons of America
Art Teacher
- •Charles Hawthorne
Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Salons of America-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts