John B. Foster
Visual Artist
1865 – 1930
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Who was John B. Foster?
John B. Foster was a New England artist, born in Gloucester on December 25, 1865. He was the son of John B. Foster, a fisherman who emigrated from England, and Sarah E. Merchant, daughter of a Cape Ann fishing family.
Foster worked primarily in watercolours depicting seascape and harbor scenes from the Gloucester area. Occasionally a work in oil becomes available at auction but his principal medium was watercolor. Examples of Foster's work can be seen in the Blackwood/March auction site and the Rockport Art Association website.
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- Born
- 1865
Gloucester - Also known as
- John Foster
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- 1930
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on July 23, 2013
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