ARHTUR EDWARD BLACKMORE (1854-1921, England) Flowers
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Oil on wood 16 1/2 x 10 in., 19 1/2 x 13 in. (framed). Antique floral. Blackmore, Arthur Edward (1854-1921)Blackmore, Arthur Edward, landscapes and decorating in oil, water color and pastel; born in Bristol, Eng., Feb. 8, 1854; son of Robert S. and Martha Blackmore, nee Cove; studied at King’s College branch of South Kensington Art School and also in Europe; married to Emma Louise Nelson. Exhibited at Acad. of Design, N.Y.; Arch. League, N.Y.; Philadelphia, Boston and Chicago. Member of Salmagundi Club (N. Y.); Artists Aid Soc.; Artists Fund Soc.; and Kit Kat Club (all of N.Y.). Studio, 109 E. 14th St. Home, 426 S. Second Ave., Mt. Vernon, N.Y.Source:Hosking, Arthur Nicholas, The Artists Year Book, The Art League Publishing Association, Chicago. 1905-06.Arthur E. Blackmore, Art Director, Dies, Aged 67Mount Vernon, N.Y., Man Designed Pianos for White House and State Capitol.Mount Vernon, N.Y. Dec. 16 – Arthur E. Blackmore, sixty seven years old, one of the best known art directors in the East, died on Thursday evening at his home, 426 South Second Avenue, this city. He was director of art for the firm of Steinway & Son, piano manufacturers, for many years. Under his direction special decorations were placed on instruments for the White House and State Capitol at Albany. He designed the pianos for the Worlds’ Fair and also did considerable Liberty Loan poster work during the World War. He was born in England and was graduated from King’s College in 1880. He came to this country six months later and had been a resident of Mount Vernon for thirty-eight years. He was a member of the following organizations: Mount Vernon Lodge, I.O.O. F.; Charter Oak Lodge, F. and A.M., of New York; Salmagundi Club, New York; Artists’ Fund Society and Artists’ Aid Society, of New York; American Art Association, Architectural League of New York, Kit-Kat Club of New York, and the Trinity Men’s Club, of Trinity Church, Mount Vernon. Mr. Blackmore is survived by a wife and two daughters.Source:New York Tribune (newspaper) (New York, New York) 17 December, 1921. Submitted by Edward P. Bentley, Art Researcher and Historian, Greenville, Michigan.
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ARHTUR EDWARD BLACKMORE (1854-1921, England) Flowers
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