Chickadee, pen & ink, signed initials l/l,
7" x 7" sight, 15"
x 14"
frame.
About the Art: Excellent condition; new 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
