Harry Fenn

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"Thorn-trees near Niagara", 1887
"Thorn-trees near Niagara", 1887

Harry Fenn (1845–1911) was an English-born American illustrator, primarily of landscapes.

He settled in Montclair, New Jersey around 1865.[1] Fenn and is best known for the engravings he contributed to the Picturesque America collection edited by William Cullen Bryant (1872). He illustrated a number of books as well, including John Greenleaf Whittier's Snowbound (1868) and Ballads of New England (1870). Later in life he also painted some watercolors.

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  1. ^ Schwabsky, Barry. "A Haven for Creative Talents, Then and Now", The New York Times, February 16, 1997. Accessed November 11, 2007. "Inness was hardly the first artist to settle in Montclair. Apparently that title is shared by two English-born illustrators, Harry Fenn and Charles Parsons, who arrived in the 1860's."

[edit] Sources

  • Basbanes, Nicholas A. (2002). Among the Gently Mad: Perspectives and Strategies for the Book Hunter in the Twenty-First Century. Henry Holt & Co., p. 125. ISBN 0805051597. 
  • Shepard, Elizabeth; Royal F. Shepard (2003). Montclair. Arcadia Publishing, p. 45. ISBN 0738513490. 
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