Abbot, Scaisbrooke Langhorne, 1908-1985
Born Jan. 16, 1908, Lynchburg, Va.; artist, portraitist; grandson of Elizabeth Dabney Langhorne Lewis and cousin of Lady Nancy Astor and Nancy Perkins Lancaster; studied in Paris and at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia; served with 89th Field Artillery in World War II, wounded at Guadalcanal, sent to New Zealand for hospitalization, worked as medical illustrator for 39th General Hospital; involved with theatrical productions in Lynchburg as set designer and actor; noted for portraits and floral paintings; died July 29, 1985, Lynchburg, Va.
From the description of Scaisbrooke Langhorne Abbot papers 1920-1989 1940-1985 (Lynchburg Public Library). WorldCat record id: 76950491
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| creatorOf | Abbot, Scaisbrooke Langhorne, 1908-1985. Scaisbrooke Langhorne Abbot papers 1920-1989 1940-1985 | Lynchburg Public Library | |
| referencedIn | Byrd, Ruth Evelyn,. Albemarle County Historical Society Officer and Committee correspondence [manuscript], 1951-1952. | University of Virginia. Library |
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| associatedWith | Astor, Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess, 1879-1964. | person |
| associatedWith | Lancaster, Nancy, d. 1994. | person |
| associatedWith | Lewis, Elizabeth Dabney Langhorne, 1867-1914. | person |
| associatedWith | Murasso, Ralph P., 1922-1977. | person |
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| Portrait Painters, American |
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| Portraits, American |
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| World War, 1939-1945 |
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Death 1985
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