Painter; one of America's fine atmospheric painters, took the lessons of the Hudson River school and applied them in his own manner, creating a looser landscape "sketch." As well as being a painter, de Forest was an interior & building designer and furnishings importer, who had working partnerships with Louis Comfort Tiffany, among others. He was recognized by his peers, as evidenced by his election to the prestigious National Academy of Design.
Famous Wood Carver Dies in Santa Barbara
SANTA BARBARA, April 4. -
Lockwood De Forest, Sr., world-famous wood carver, died last night at the age of 83 years.
He was born in New York, spent many years in India and had been a resident of Santa Barbara for about ten years.
De Forest won medals for the best wood carving exhibits at the colonial exposition in London in 1886 and at the exhibition in Chicago in 1893.
The Fresno Bee and The Fresno Republican; Fresno, California.
April 4, 1932; Page 2A.
Famous Wood Carver Dies in Santa Barbara
SANTA BARBARA, April 4. -
Lockwood De Forest, Sr., world-famous wood carver, died last night at the age of 83 years.
He was born in New York, spent many years in India and had been a resident of Santa Barbara for about ten years.
De Forest won medals for the best wood carving exhibits at the colonial exposition in London in 1886 and at the exhibition in Chicago in 1893.
The Fresno Bee and The Fresno Republican; Fresno, California.
April 4, 1932; Page 2A.
Painter; one of America's fine atmospheric painters, took the lessons of the Hudson River school and applied them in his own manner, creating a looser landscape "sketch." As well as being a painter, de Forest was an interior & building designer and furnishings importer, who had working partnerships with Louis Comfort Tiffany, among others. He was recognized by his peers, as evidenced by his election to the prestigious National Academy of Design.
Famous Wood Carver Dies in Santa Barbara
SANTA BARBARA, April 4. -
Lockwood De Forest, Sr., world-famous wood carver, died last night at the age of 83 years.
He was born in New York, spent many years in India and had been a resident of Santa Barbara for about ten years.
De Forest won medals for the best wood carving exhibits at the colonial exposition in London in 1886 and at the exhibition in Chicago in 1893.
The Fresno Bee and The Fresno Republican; Fresno, California.
April 4, 1932; Page 2A.
Famous Wood Carver Dies in Santa Barbara
SANTA BARBARA, April 4. -
Lockwood De Forest, Sr., world-famous wood carver, died last night at the age of 83 years.
He was born in New York, spent many years in India and had been a resident of Santa Barbara for about ten years.
De Forest won medals for the best wood carving exhibits at the colonial exposition in London in 1886 and at the exhibition in Chicago in 1893.
The Fresno Bee and The Fresno Republican; Fresno, California.
April 4, 1932; Page 2A.
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