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Moffett

Overview

Born in Clearfield, Iowa, the son of an Iowan family, Ross Moffett represents a quintessential American icon. After his initial training at the Art Institute of Chicago and upon graduating with honors in 1913, Ross Moffett immediately set out for Provincetown to study with the well-known painter and teacher, Charles W. Hawthorne. He soon became one of Hawthorne's star pupils, and his appreciation of the principles Hawthorne instilled in his students lasted lifelong. Although the First World War briefly interrupted the Provincetown experience, by 1919, Moffett was again back in his old haunts painting with enormous energy and gaining a reputation as a young "Lion" of the art community. In the same year, 1919, he met Dorothy Lake Gregory Moffett, also a student of Hawthorne's and a spirited painter in her own right. They were married in 1920. [More...]

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  • Unitarian Universalist Meeting House
    Black & white photograph Winter scene showing Unitarian Universalist Meeting House at 236...
    Collection: Moffett
    Format: Photo
    Subjects: Churches, Historic buildings--Massachusetts-Provincetown, Unitarian Universalist Meeting House, and Waterfronts
  • Fire at the 251-253 Commercial Street
    Black & white photo of a Commercial Street scene showing a fire truck pumping water on a fire...
    Collection: Moffett
    Format: Photo
    Subjects: Commercial Street (Provincetown, Mass.), Fires, and Moffett, Ross
  • Bradford at Mobile Station
    Black & White photo of streetscape at Bradford Street looking east from Mobile Station, 137...
    Collection: Moffett
    Format: Photo
    Subjects: Bradford Street (Provincetown, Mass.), Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century, and Town Center (Provincetown, Mass.)
  • Fire at the 251-253 Commercial Street
    Black and white photo of a fire at 251-253 Commercial Street across from Adams Pharmacy on...
    Collection: Moffett
    Format: Photo
    Subjects: Commercial Street (Provincetown, Mass.) and Fires
  • Photo of Interior of Unitarian/Universalist Church
    Black and White Photo of interior of Unitarian/Universalist Church showing front and pulpit area.
    Collection: Moffett
    Format: Photo
    Subjects: Churches, Commercial Street (Provincetown, Mass.), Historic Districts--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Historic buildings--Massachusetts-Provincetown, and Moffett, Ross
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