Richard H Burfoot was an artist.
Mr. Burfoot established a reputation as a lanscape and portrait artist throughout the eastern part of the country where he exhibited his works of Art in most of the large cities.
Mr. Burfoot had studios in Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C., Dubois, Pa., and New York City. He traveled extensively in Europe as well as this country, and made a number of sketching trips through England and Scotland, as well as through France and Holland. He visited the Passion Play at Oberammergau, Bavaria and continued his trip through Italy crossing the Mediterranean to Alexandria, thence to Cairo, stopping at Tunis, and returned by way of the Straits of Gibraltar.
He spent three summer sketching around the Muscoco Lakes and other parts of Canada, several winters in Florida and the South, and numerous trips throughout other parts of the United States.
Mr. Burfoot descended from old English stock on both sides of the family. His paternal grandfather was Sir Richard Burfoot, Esq., of the Bassett's estate, and his grandfather on his mother's side was Baron Hollands of Manor of Penshurst.
Mr. Burfoot married Miss Edith Trezise, of DuBois. and had two sons, Frederick R. and Paul T.
In 1895 his poor health made it imperative that he leave Pittsburgh, and he came to DuBois. At that time the mountains surrounding DuBois were covered with timber. The "Green Glen Drive" is known for hundreds of miles around DuBois because of his paintings which were sold in Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Philadelphia and New York, as well as in the immdediate vicinty.
Mr. Burfoot's portraits are second to none in the country. Among those who have posed for him were: Lieutenant Governor C.W. Stone, whose portrait hangs in the Capital at Harrisburg; President McKinley; Senators Quay, Stewart, Cochral and Allison; General Miles, Secretary Lyman A. Gage and numerous others in Washington; Lieutenant Governor Frank B. McClain, of Lancaster; Colonel Hill, of Texas; Dr. Ament and all of the past principals of Indiana State Teachers College; Mr. Jameison, president of the Warren National Bank, Warren; Judges Lindsay, Noyes, and Brown, and others, their pictures hanging in the Courthouse at Warren; Thos. Murray, Esq.; Hon. Geo. Dimeling; and Judges A.O. Smith, Gordon, Krebs, and others whose portraits hang in the Courthouse at Clearfield, Pa.; Dr. Spackman; Reuben H. Moore, ex-president of the Deposit National Bank of DuBois, Pa.; John E. DuBois, ex-president of the DuBois National Bank; Henry Knarr, Edwin W. Gray and Joseph Bensinger of DuBois; besides other portraits and landscapes which adorn the walls of the best homes of the eastern part of this country.
While in New York he suffered a breakdown of health, brought on by overwork, which again caused him to seek the mountains. He secured a summer home at Luthersburg, Pa., where he later died on March 16, 1939
Bio provided by Michael Rafferty (46833252)
Mr. Burfoot established a reputation as a lanscape and portrait artist throughout the eastern part of the country where he exhibited his works of Art in most of the large cities.
Mr. Burfoot had studios in Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C., Dubois, Pa., and New York City. He traveled extensively in Europe as well as this country, and made a number of sketching trips through England and Scotland, as well as through France and Holland. He visited the Passion Play at Oberammergau, Bavaria and continued his trip through Italy crossing the Mediterranean to Alexandria, thence to Cairo, stopping at Tunis, and returned by way of the Straits of Gibraltar.
He spent three summer sketching around the Muscoco Lakes and other parts of Canada, several winters in Florida and the South, and numerous trips throughout other parts of the United States.
Mr. Burfoot descended from old English stock on both sides of the family. His paternal grandfather was Sir Richard Burfoot, Esq., of the Bassett's estate, and his grandfather on his mother's side was Baron Hollands of Manor of Penshurst.
Mr. Burfoot married Miss Edith Trezise, of DuBois. and had two sons, Frederick R. and Paul T.
In 1895 his poor health made it imperative that he leave Pittsburgh, and he came to DuBois. At that time the mountains surrounding DuBois were covered with timber. The "Green Glen Drive" is known for hundreds of miles around DuBois because of his paintings which were sold in Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Philadelphia and New York, as well as in the immdediate vicinty.
Mr. Burfoot's portraits are second to none in the country. Among those who have posed for him were: Lieutenant Governor C.W. Stone, whose portrait hangs in the Capital at Harrisburg; President McKinley; Senators Quay, Stewart, Cochral and Allison; General Miles, Secretary Lyman A. Gage and numerous others in Washington; Lieutenant Governor Frank B. McClain, of Lancaster; Colonel Hill, of Texas; Dr. Ament and all of the past principals of Indiana State Teachers College; Mr. Jameison, president of the Warren National Bank, Warren; Judges Lindsay, Noyes, and Brown, and others, their pictures hanging in the Courthouse at Warren; Thos. Murray, Esq.; Hon. Geo. Dimeling; and Judges A.O. Smith, Gordon, Krebs, and others whose portraits hang in the Courthouse at Clearfield, Pa.; Dr. Spackman; Reuben H. Moore, ex-president of the Deposit National Bank of DuBois, Pa.; John E. DuBois, ex-president of the DuBois National Bank; Henry Knarr, Edwin W. Gray and Joseph Bensinger of DuBois; besides other portraits and landscapes which adorn the walls of the best homes of the eastern part of this country.
While in New York he suffered a breakdown of health, brought on by overwork, which again caused him to seek the mountains. He secured a summer home at Luthersburg, Pa., where he later died on March 16, 1939
Bio provided by Michael Rafferty (46833252)
Richard H Burfoot was an artist.
Mr. Burfoot established a reputation as a lanscape and portrait artist throughout the eastern part of the country where he exhibited his works of Art in most of the large cities.
Mr. Burfoot had studios in Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C., Dubois, Pa., and New York City. He traveled extensively in Europe as well as this country, and made a number of sketching trips through England and Scotland, as well as through France and Holland. He visited the Passion Play at Oberammergau, Bavaria and continued his trip through Italy crossing the Mediterranean to Alexandria, thence to Cairo, stopping at Tunis, and returned by way of the Straits of Gibraltar.
He spent three summer sketching around the Muscoco Lakes and other parts of Canada, several winters in Florida and the South, and numerous trips throughout other parts of the United States.
Mr. Burfoot descended from old English stock on both sides of the family. His paternal grandfather was Sir Richard Burfoot, Esq., of the Bassett's estate, and his grandfather on his mother's side was Baron Hollands of Manor of Penshurst.
Mr. Burfoot married Miss Edith Trezise, of DuBois. and had two sons, Frederick R. and Paul T.
In 1895 his poor health made it imperative that he leave Pittsburgh, and he came to DuBois. At that time the mountains surrounding DuBois were covered with timber. The "Green Glen Drive" is known for hundreds of miles around DuBois because of his paintings which were sold in Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Philadelphia and New York, as well as in the immdediate vicinty.
Mr. Burfoot's portraits are second to none in the country. Among those who have posed for him were: Lieutenant Governor C.W. Stone, whose portrait hangs in the Capital at Harrisburg; President McKinley; Senators Quay, Stewart, Cochral and Allison; General Miles, Secretary Lyman A. Gage and numerous others in Washington; Lieutenant Governor Frank B. McClain, of Lancaster; Colonel Hill, of Texas; Dr. Ament and all of the past principals of Indiana State Teachers College; Mr. Jameison, president of the Warren National Bank, Warren; Judges Lindsay, Noyes, and Brown, and others, their pictures hanging in the Courthouse at Warren; Thos. Murray, Esq.; Hon. Geo. Dimeling; and Judges A.O. Smith, Gordon, Krebs, and others whose portraits hang in the Courthouse at Clearfield, Pa.; Dr. Spackman; Reuben H. Moore, ex-president of the Deposit National Bank of DuBois, Pa.; John E. DuBois, ex-president of the DuBois National Bank; Henry Knarr, Edwin W. Gray and Joseph Bensinger of DuBois; besides other portraits and landscapes which adorn the walls of the best homes of the eastern part of this country.
While in New York he suffered a breakdown of health, brought on by overwork, which again caused him to seek the mountains. He secured a summer home at Luthersburg, Pa., where he later died on March 16, 1939
Bio provided by Michael Rafferty (46833252)
Mr. Burfoot established a reputation as a lanscape and portrait artist throughout the eastern part of the country where he exhibited his works of Art in most of the large cities.
Mr. Burfoot had studios in Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C., Dubois, Pa., and New York City. He traveled extensively in Europe as well as this country, and made a number of sketching trips through England and Scotland, as well as through France and Holland. He visited the Passion Play at Oberammergau, Bavaria and continued his trip through Italy crossing the Mediterranean to Alexandria, thence to Cairo, stopping at Tunis, and returned by way of the Straits of Gibraltar.
He spent three summer sketching around the Muscoco Lakes and other parts of Canada, several winters in Florida and the South, and numerous trips throughout other parts of the United States.
Mr. Burfoot descended from old English stock on both sides of the family. His paternal grandfather was Sir Richard Burfoot, Esq., of the Bassett's estate, and his grandfather on his mother's side was Baron Hollands of Manor of Penshurst.
Mr. Burfoot married Miss Edith Trezise, of DuBois. and had two sons, Frederick R. and Paul T.
In 1895 his poor health made it imperative that he leave Pittsburgh, and he came to DuBois. At that time the mountains surrounding DuBois were covered with timber. The "Green Glen Drive" is known for hundreds of miles around DuBois because of his paintings which were sold in Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Philadelphia and New York, as well as in the immdediate vicinty.
Mr. Burfoot's portraits are second to none in the country. Among those who have posed for him were: Lieutenant Governor C.W. Stone, whose portrait hangs in the Capital at Harrisburg; President McKinley; Senators Quay, Stewart, Cochral and Allison; General Miles, Secretary Lyman A. Gage and numerous others in Washington; Lieutenant Governor Frank B. McClain, of Lancaster; Colonel Hill, of Texas; Dr. Ament and all of the past principals of Indiana State Teachers College; Mr. Jameison, president of the Warren National Bank, Warren; Judges Lindsay, Noyes, and Brown, and others, their pictures hanging in the Courthouse at Warren; Thos. Murray, Esq.; Hon. Geo. Dimeling; and Judges A.O. Smith, Gordon, Krebs, and others whose portraits hang in the Courthouse at Clearfield, Pa.; Dr. Spackman; Reuben H. Moore, ex-president of the Deposit National Bank of DuBois, Pa.; John E. DuBois, ex-president of the DuBois National Bank; Henry Knarr, Edwin W. Gray and Joseph Bensinger of DuBois; besides other portraits and landscapes which adorn the walls of the best homes of the eastern part of this country.
While in New York he suffered a breakdown of health, brought on by overwork, which again caused him to seek the mountains. He secured a summer home at Luthersburg, Pa., where he later died on March 16, 1939
Bio provided by Michael Rafferty (46833252)
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