De Forest, Lockwood, 1850-1932

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Lockwood de Forest (June 8, 1850 – April 3, 1932) was an American painter, interior designer and furniture designer. A key figure in the Aesthetic Movement, he introduced the East Indian craft revival to Gilded Age America.

As a young man, de Forest first worked as a painter, taking the lessons of his Hudson River School contemporaries. In 1879, de Forest began his career in the decorative arts working at Associated Artists along with Louis Comfort Tiffany, before starting his own decorating business that he ran for thirty years. Upon his retirement, de Forest moved to Santa Barbara where he returned to his love of painting while still taking design commissions from local patrons.

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referencedIn Oral history interview with John Davis Hatch Archives of American Art
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associatedWith American Art Association. corporateBody
associatedWith Art League Publishing Co. (Chicago, Ill.) corporateBody
associatedWith Cox, George Collins, 1851-1902 person
associatedWith Culin, Stewart, 1858-1929. person
associatedWith Du Pont-Kemble-De Forest families. family
associatedWith Hatch, John Davis. person
associatedWith Hollyer, Fred, 1837-1933 person
associatedWith Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936. person
associatedWith Online Archive of California. corporateBody
associatedWith Pach Brothers. corporateBody
associatedWith Ravell, Henry. person
associatedWith Richard York Gallery. corporateBody
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California
Santa Barbara (Calif.)
India
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Gardens
Landscape architects
Landscape architects
Landscape architecture
Landscape architecture
Photographers
Wood carving
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Birth 1850-06-08

Death 1932-04-03

Birth 1850

Death 1932

Birth 1869

Death 1949

Americans

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