In Port (Rockland Maine)

In Port (Rockland Maine)

In Rockland, Maine, water reflections from the hulls of two large sailboats and their mooring lines makes for a pleasing marine composition.

Hermann Charles Lythgoe: 1874-1962

Hermann Lythgoe was a chemist by training, graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1896. The longtime Director for the Division of Food and Drugs at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health in Boston, he was an active amateur photographer from about 1920-40 known to have entered salons in his day. A 1939 mention in a concert program for the Boston Symphony Orchestra stated he was affiliated with the Boston City Club Camera Associates, organizing a group exhibition that year between members of 12 New England Camera Clubs whose work went on display in Symphony Hall.

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Boats Harbors Marine sailboats
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In Port (Rockland Maine)
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Dimensions

Image Dimensions27.7 x 35.2 cm including borders

Support Dimensionsunmounted

Print Notes

Recto: Signed at LR corner of print by artist: Hermann C Lythgoe  1931

Verso: Pasted paper label on frame backing paper: In Port. | Bromoil. From 3¼ | x 4¼ Negative On | Gavaert Sensima | Plate in Rockport | Sept. 1930 | This Print Shown at | Boston City Club | April 1931 | Toronto Salon Aug. ’31 | Portland ME. Salon | April 1932. | Hermann C Lythgoe.; on print: in graphite in unknown hand: Bromoil, and marginalia.

Provenance

Purchased for this archive from Brimfield, MA dealer in May, 2023.