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Henry Winslow

Winslow was born on July 13, 1874, in Boston, Massachusetts, and died after 1953? He was in Cos Cob, 1906; and in South Norwalk, 1908.

The little-known artist, poet, and critic Henry Winslow studied with Whistler in Paris and exhibited in the Paris Salons and London's Royal Academy. As a student of Whistler - the flamboyant pre-Impressionist who ranks among history's greatest printmakers - Winslow developed a deep interest in etching. His book The Etching of Landscapes, published by the Chicago Society of Etchers in 1914, includes a perceptive criticism of Whistler.

Winslow lived in New York City sometime after the turn of the century. He visited Connecticut at least twice. His etching Cos Cob, dated 1906, depicts the shipyard and shoreline from a vantage point within a dockside shed. An etching of South Norwalk's waterfront is dated 1908.

Until Winslow, no one in the Cos Cob colony had produced prints there. Twachtman and Weir had created some etchings before 1890, but neither worked in that medium in Cos Cob. Later, Kerr Eby had an etching press in the village, which he shared with Hassam in 1915. The extent of Winslow's work in the Cos Cob area and his relationship with the Cos Cob group of artists have yet to be determined.

Further reading:
The Stamp of Whistler. Exh. cat., Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, 1977, pp. 264-65.

Biography courtesy of Roughton Galleries, www.antiquesandfineart.com/roughton

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