Lucius Wolcott Hitchcock

Lucius Wolcott Hitchcock
Born1868
Ohio, U.S.
DiedJune 1942
New Rochelle, New York, U.S.
Other namesLucius W. Hitchcock
Alma materArt Students League of New York, Académie Julian
Known forIllustration, Painter, Educator
Illustration by L. W. Hitchcock, for the novel The Wild Olive (1910) by Basil King.
Illustration by L. W. Hitchcock, from Harper's Magazine (1907).

Lucius Wolcott Hitchcock (December 2, 1868 in Williamsfield Township, Ohio[1]–1942)[2] was an American artist, illustrator and educator, known for his paintings.

About

Lucius Wolcott Hitchcock was born 1868 in Ohio.[2] He studied at Art Students League of New York[1] and studied at Académie Julian in Paris, with artists Jules Joseph Lefebvre, Benjamin Constant, and Jean Paul Laurens.[2][when?]

Hitchcock worked as an illustrator for Harper's Bazaar magazine,[3] Scribner's Magazine,[2] Woman's Home Companion,[2] among other publications.

In 1894, he moved to Buffalo, New York, where he led the Art Students' League of Buffalo.[3][4] Hitchcock was known for his figure and portrait painting.[4] A year later in 1895, he married Sarah Hyde McNeil of Akron, Ohio, and together the couple lived in Buffalo.[3] He remained teaching at Art Students' League of Buffalo for a decade.[4]

In 1905, Hitchcock moved to New York City to teach at Chase School of Art (now known as Parson School of Design).[2][5]

He was a member of the Buffalo Society of Artists, the Society of Illustrators, Salmagundi Club, and the New Rochelle Art Association.[2]

Hitchcock died at age 73 after a long illness, in New Rochelle, New York in 1942.[2][6][7]

Publications

A select list of books published with Hitchcock's illustrations, in descending order by year published.[8]

  • Porter, Eleanor H. (1919). Dawn. Lucius Wolcott Hitchcock (illustrator). New York City, NY: Houghton Mifflin company.
  • Jordan, Kate (1913). The Creeping Tides: a Romance of an Old Neighborhood. Lucius Wolcott Hitchcock (illustrator). Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company.
  • King, Basil (1910). The Wild Olive: A Novel. Lucius Wolcott Hitchcock (illustrator). New York City, NY: Grosset and Dunlap.
  • Twain, Mark (1907). A Horse's Tale. Lucius Wolcott Hitchcock (illustrator). New York City, NY: Harper and Brothers.
  • Deland, Margaret (1903). Dr. Lavendar's People. Lucius Wolcott Hitchcock (illustrator). New York City, NY: Harper and Brothers. ISBN 9781404767034.

References

  1. ^ a b HITCHCOCK, Lucius Wolcott, in Who's Who in America (1901-1902 edition); via archive.org
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Artists: Lucius Wolcott Hitchcock". Burchfield Penney Art Center at SUNY Buffalo State. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  3. ^ a b c Record and Statistics, Yale University Class of 1854. New Haven, CT. 1854. p. 71.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ a b c Gerdts, William H. (1990-10-15). Art across America: two centuries of regional painting, 1710-1920. Abbeville Press. p. 214. ISBN 978-1-55859-033-5.
  5. ^ "News". Newspapers.com. Buffalo Evening News from Buffalo, New York. September 12, 1904. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-05-19. Mr. Lucius Wolcott Hitchcock I finishing several magazine drawing and odd and ends of studio work preparation in rivinr ii r his studio on Franklin Street and departing for New York, to assume the first of the month the mastership of the New York Art Student League School.
  6. ^ "Painter Dies". Newspapers.com. Palladium-Item from Richmond, Indiana. June 19, 1942. p. 12. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  7. ^ "Lucius Wolcott Hitchcock". Newspapers.com. Daily News from New York, New York. June 20, 1942. p. 163. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  8. ^ "Lucius Wolcott Hitchcock (Hitchcock, Lucius Wolcott, 1868-1942)". The Online Books Page, UPenn. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
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