Frederick mortimer lamb biography
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Born in Middleboro, Massachusetts, Lamb, at age 17, attended the Massachusetts Normal Art School in Boston, followed by study at the Académie Julian in Paris, France. A versatile artist, Lamb is known for his paintings depicting landscapes, portraits, genre scenes, still-lifes, and sporting art. Lamb was equally versatile in a variety of different mediums and styles, and he painted a wide range of subjects equally well, with a high level of skill and mastery of color and light. He believed that the work of an artist was never completed-- a subject offered new study and achievement through a lifetime.
Lamb was a member of the New York Water Color Club (absorbed by the American Water Color Society in 1941), American Water Color Society, Washington Water Color Club, New Haven Paint and Clay Club, and the Boston Art Club. He also exhibited at the Boston Art Club, Art Institute of Chicago, 20th Century Exposition in Boston, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Panama-Pacific In
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F. MORTIMER LAMB
Frederick Mortimer Lamb was born in Middleboro, Massachusetts May 5, 1861, the son of August and Ardelia (Monk) Lamb. At the age of 17 he entered Massachusetts Normal Art School in Boston and studied under Arthur Smith of England. This school was the first of its type in America. In 1873, the Massachusetts Normal Art School opened its doors in response to the Massachusetts Drawing Act, a progressive 1870 mandate requiring all cities in the Commonwealth of over 10,000 residents to include drawing in their public-school curricula. He later was associated with the New England Conservatory of Museum and the Boston Art Museum School of Art. He studied in Paris at the Julien Academy.
Lamb was affiliated with the Boston Art Club, American Federation of Arts, Society of American Water Color Painters, New York Water Color Club, Washington Society of Water Color Painters, New Haven Paint and Clay Club, and the Boston Society of Water Color Painters. Hi
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Harold Mortimer-Lamb
Anglo-Canadian mining engineer
Harold Mortimer-Lamb | |
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| Born | (1872-05-21)21 May 1872 Leatherhead, England |
| Died | 25 October 1970(1970-10-25) (aged 98) Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation | Mining Engineer |
| Children | Molly Lamb Bobak, Oliver Mortimer-Lamb |
Harold Mortimer-Lamb (1872 - 1970) was an Anglo-Canadian mining engineer, reporter, photographer, and artist perhaps best known for stödja the Group of sju in the 1920s. He was the father of New Brunswick artist Molly Lamb Bobak.
Early life
[edit]Harold Mortimer-Lamb was born in Leatherhead, Surrey, England on 21 May 1872. He immigrated to Canada in 1889, settling in British Columbia. He began his career as a farmhand, then became a layreader for an Anglican Church. He met and married Katherine Mary Lindsay in 1896, and had six children with her - one which was stillborn and one which died in infancy. Four sons lived to adulthood: Oliver, J. Haliburton (wh