"Chickadee", pen &
ink, signed
initials l/l, 7" x 7"
sight, 15"
x 14" frame.
About the Art: Excellent condition; original mat and frame.
About the Artist: A life-long resident of the state of Massachusetts,
H (Horace) Boylston Dummer was an illustrator
and painter of diverse subjects in the styles
of Impressionism and Realism.
He was born at Rowley and studied at the
Eric Pape School of Art and the Art Students
League in New York, where a major influence
was his teacher John F. Carlson. For many
years, he was the staff artist at the Boston
Post and also was illustrator for The Youth's
Companion. He was active in the Provincetown
art colony but got discouraged when he felt
it was too crowded.
In 1921, he and his wife settled in Rockport
near William Lester Stevens, known as a leading
"Rockport Realist." He was active
in the Rockport Art Association and the North
Shore Arts Association and also exhibited
at the National Academy of Design and the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
He died suddenly on November 3, 1945 leaving
a wife and daughter. He is buried in Rowley,
Massachusetts.
Sources include:
death information provided by John T. Quinn
who examined the death certificate at the
Mass. Bureau of Vital Statistics, Year 1945
Volume 5 page 350
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