Wire Fox TERRIER DOG Etching Hunting SPORTING ART Benson B Moore SOUTHERN Artist

Description: Item: Etching by Benson Bond Moore (Am., 1882-1974) depicting a portrait of a terrier dog. I think he or she is a Wire hair or haired Fox Terrier, but the dog could be a Lakeland Terrier (the two varieties look similar to me). Framed, matted and under glass – not examined out of framing. It looks to be from ca. 1940 and it’s numbered “4/100”, which makes it a nice, early proof from the edition of 100. From Dec. 8, 1994 to January 18, 1995, the exhibition “Benson Bond Moore’s Works On Paper” was held at The George Washington University Dimock Gallery in Washington, D.C. I have a copy of the catalog, where Margaret Dwyer discusses Moore’s Membership in the Society of Animal Artists, New York. I think Benson Bond Moore was the best of the bunch when it comes to Washington, D.C. artists. All items are covered by the eBay Money Back Guarantee which assures buyers that they’ll receive the item and it’ll be as-described (I also insure all packages just to be safe). There is a handling fee for this item (10 USD) which goes towards packing materials and USPS insurance cost. PLEASE SEE MY EBAY STORE FOR A NICE SELECTION OF ART, ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES. From the net: “The wire fox terrier was developed in England by fox hunting enthusiasts and is believed to be descended from a now-extinct rough-coated, black-and-tan working terrier of Wales, Derbyshire, and Durham. The breed was also thought to have been bred to chase foxes into their underground burrows; the dogs' short, strong, usually docked tails were used as handles by the hunter to pull them back out. Although it is said Queen Victoria owned one, and her son and heir, King Edward VII, did own a wire fox terrier named Caesar, the breed was not popular as a family pet until the 1930s, when The Thin Man series of feature films was created. Asta, the canine member of the Charles family, was a wire fox terrier, and the popularity of the breed soared. Milou (Snowy) from The Adventures of Tintin comic strip is also a wire fox terrier. In the late 20th century, the popularity of the breed declined again, most likely due to changing living conditions in the Western world and the difficulty of keeping hunting terriers in cities due to their strong prey instincts. As of 2014, the wire fox terrier has the distinction of having received more Best in Show titles at Westminster Kennel Club dog shows (currently 14) than any other breed”. Overview: A great starting point to view many works by Benson Moore is the page devoted to him on the Smithsonian American Art Museum site. Moore had studied at The Corcoran School of Art, privately with painter Max Weyl, and at The Linthicum Institute (drawing) in Georgetown. By 1902, Benson Bond Moore was working for the Maurice Joyce Photo Engraving Company in Washington, D.C. In these early years, Moore worked for Alexander Graham Bell making illustrative drawings for inventions. He also did drawings for the inventor of the gramophone (Dr. Emile Berliner), and for the Smithsonian. An expert printmaker, Moore was hired as an Instructor by artist Clara Hill to teach etching at her Hill School of Art (locations at DuPont Circle and later on H Street, N.W.). In 1928, Moore had a one-man (solo) show of his etchings, drawings and lithographs at The Corcoran. The Ramblers: Benson Bond Moore was friend of Florida Senator Duncan Upshaw Fletcher (1859-1936), the politician responsible for introducing legislation (in 1928) to create Everglades National Park. The two were likeminded men as Moore was a member of The Ramblers sketch club (aka The Landscape Club of Washington, D.C.) and the club’s headquarters was in Senator Fletcher’s private residence at 1221 Fifteenth Street NW from ca. 1919-1929. As for The Ramblers club, they are today known as The Washington Society of Landscape Painters. Charles Seaton, Winfield Clime and Edwin Cassedy were fellow members of the Ramblers club. Basically, the painters would venture out locally in D.C. or go on short sketching trips to nearby states such as the Carolinas, Maryland, Pennsylvania, etc. to capture the scenery in those locales. Exhibitions & Memberships: In 1996, the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts exhibit titled: "The Landscapes of Benson Bond Moore" was held in Hagerstown, Maryland. During his lifetime, Moore was a Member of many art organizations and he exhibited with them. They include the American Artists Professional League, New Haven Paint & Clay Club, Society of Washington Artists (DC), Southern States Art League, Washington DC Watercolor Society/Association, etc. Moore’s work is in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Price: 348.99 USD

Location: Pitman, New Jersey

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