James Hosley Whitcomb: New Hampshire silhouettist: Historical New Hampshire/ by Donna-Belle Garvin.
- Title:
- James Hosley Whitcomb: New Hampshire silhouettist: Historical New Hampshire/ by Donna-Belle Garvin.
- Author:
- Garvin, Donna-Belle,
- Call Number:
- 977.8 N5321h
- Publication Information:
- Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, by 1977.
- Physical Description:
- p. 42-57.
- Source:
- Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1977 Vol. 32, Issue 1 and 2 (Spring/Summer 1977) Historical New Hampshire
- Description:
- A biography of James Hosley (J.H.) Whitcomb, a nineteenth century silhouette cutter from New Hampshire, is presented. The author reveals that the artist was deaf and studied at Hartford, Connecticut's American Asylum under principal Rev. Thomas H. Gallaudet. The article examines subjects of Whitcomb's silhouette cutting, including U.S. President Andrew Jackson and New Hampshire residents Mary Dinsmore Nesmith McClure and her husband Major James McClure.
- Subjects:
- Silhouettes. , Deaf artists.
- Organizations:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Periodicals History.
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