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Jun 08, 1850 New York City, New York, United States Died on 03 Apr 1932 (aged 81)
American artist
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About Lockwood De Forest
- 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.
