Hawthorne, Charles Webster, 1872-1930
Variant namesCharles Webster Hawthorne (1872-1930), an American portrait and genre painter and teacher, founded the Cape Cod School of Art in 1899. The school, dedicated to outdoor figure painting, proved very successful and influential, attracting many well-known artists. Hawthorne directed the school until his death in 1930. Hawthorne is known for his genre scenes (he was intrigued by the Portuguese fishing families from Provincetown) and his portraits.
From the description of Charles W. Hawthorne Papers, 1904-1947. (Frick Art Reference Library of The Frick Collection). WorldCat record id: 603889951
Painters; Provincetown, Mass.; Marion, b. 1870, d. 1945; Charles, b. 1872, d. 1930.
Hawthorne founded the Cape Cod School of Art in 1899. He studied with William Merritt Chase at Chase's Shinnecock school in 1896. Marion C. Hawthorne was a member of the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors.
From the description of Charles Webster and Marion Campbell Hawthorne papers, 1870-1983. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82223576
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| referencedIn | Oral history interview with Peggy Bacon | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Oral history interview with Ilya Bolotowsky | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | Interviews of artists and architects associated with the National Academy of Design | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Oral history interview with Helen Marjorie Windust Halper | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Oral history interview with Polly Thayer | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Oral history interview with Nathan Halper | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Oral history interview with Theodore Roszak | Archives of American Art |
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Birth 1872-01-08
Death 1930-11-29
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