| Rediscovering S. P. Rolt Triscott: Monhegan Island Artist and Photographer Contributor(s): Malone, Richard H. (Author), Shettleworth, Earle G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0884482405 ISBN-13: 9780884482406 Publisher: Tilbury House Distr OUR PRICE: $27.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2002 Annotation: In 1902 watercolorist Samuel Peter Rolt Triscott (1846-1925) moved permanently to Monhegan, becoming the first artist to live there year-round. He gradually severed his ties with the cosmopolitan art world in favor of life on a rugged island ten miles out to sea. A biographical essay on Triscott forms the core of this book, with 50 paintings shown in full color. More than 60 black and white photographs of Monhegan, printed from Triscott's glass plates are also featured. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Art | Individual Artists - General - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: 760.092 |
| LCCN: 2002001625 |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 9.98" W x 8.48" (1.63 lbs) 220 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Richard Malone's writing complements Triscott's masterful landscapes and glass plate photos, many of which are paired to show the same Monhegan vistas. Published with The Monhegan Museum |
Contributor Bio(s): Malone, Richard H.: - Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Richard H. Malone (1930-1992) graduated from Pennsylvania State University, served as an officer in the United States Navy, and pursued a business career in Maine. During his retirement, Mr. Malone collected paintings by S. P. Rolt Triscott and conducted extensive research on his life, which resulted in the 1979 biographical essay included in this book. In 1983 Mr. Malone was the guest curator for "Monhegan: A Century of Art," an exhibition at the William A. Farnsworth Library and Art Museum in Rockland, Maine.Shettleworth Jr, Earle G.: - Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. was appointed to the first board of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission in 1971 and has served as director of the commission since 1976 and as Maine State Historian since 2004. |
