Woodbury, Charles H. (Charles Herbert), 1864-1940

Marine painter, instructor, writer, etcher, illustrator; Ogunquit, Me.

Born in Lynn, Mass. Studied engineering at MIT (1882-1886) while continuing to paint and exhibit. Upon graduation he began teaching art. Woodbury married a pupil, Marcia Oakes, in 1890 and travelled often to Europe to paint, frequently to Holland. In 1897, he built a studio in Ogunquit, Maine, and began offering summer classes in 1898.

His successful school turned Ogunquit into a major art colony. Woodbury wrote three books on the subject of teaching art; one with his teaching collaborator, art patron Elizabeth Ward Perkins.

Woodbury was a marine painter, instructor, writer, etcher, illustrator; Ogunquit, Maine. Perkins was an art patron and Woodbury's teaching collaborator.

Woodbury studied engineering at MIT, 1882-1886, while continuing to paint and exhibit. Upon graduation he began teaching art. He married a pupil, Marcia Oakes in 1890 and travelled often to Europe to paint, frequently to Holland. In 1897 he built a studio in Ogunquit, Me. and began offering summer classes in 1898. His successful school turned Ogunquit into a major art colony. Woodbury wrote three books on the subject of teaching art, one with Perkins.

Woodbury was a marine painter, instructor, writer, etcher, illustrator; Ogunquit, Maine. Perkins was an art patron and Woodbury's teaching collaborator.

Woodbury studied engineering at MIT, 1882-1886, while continuing to paint and exhibit. Upon graduation he began teaching art. He married a pupil, Marcia Oakes, in 1890, and travelled often to Europe to paint, frequently to Holland. In 1897, he built a studio in Ogunquit, Me., and began offering summer classes in 1898. His successful school turned Ogunquit into a major art colony. Woodbury wrote three books on the subject of teaching art, one with Perkins.