Pencil signed etching. 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (plate), 17 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. (frame). Dwight Sturges was born and died in Boston. He studied art there at the Cowles School of Art. Early on, he concentrated on oil painting but around 1910, switched to etching. He became one of America\'s premier etchers with his fine work compared to Andres Zorn.His figural scenes, exquisite portraits and landscapes were highly praised. He created many beautiful etchings and works on paper for 25 years with the Christian Science Monitor and was described by them as \"genius\".He is featured in the book Dwight Sturges-Etcher of an Era published in 1974 by Bond & Wheelwright.His pieces won many awards such as from Chicago Society of Etchers 1915 and 1926; Silver Medal at the Pan Pacific Exposition in San Francisco,1915, and at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1924.He belonged to the American Federation of Artists, Concord Art Association and both the Canadian and Chicago Societies of Etching.He was represented by Kennedy Galleries in New York, which also helped to spread his acclaim at exhibits in France and England.His works are now in the collections of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Library of Congress, Oakland Museum, Los Angeles Museum, New York Public Library, Fogg Museum, Farnsworth Museum, Toledo Museum, National Gallery and Art Institute of Chicago.Written and submitted by Robert Savage, Wellesley Collection

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