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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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  • Looking West on Commercial Street Treasure/Trash
    Black & White photo streetscape of Commercial Street taken in front of Masonic Place looking...
    Collection: Moffett
    Format: Photo
    Subjects: Commercial Street (Provincetown, Mass.), Historic Districts--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century, and Town Center (Provincetown, Mass.)
  • Cape Cod National Seashore Correspondence
    Letter from Serge Chermayeff to National Park Service regarding Cape Cod National Seashore Bill.
    Collection: Moffett
    Format: Text
    Subjects: Cape Cod National Seashore (Mass.), Letters, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century, United States. National Park Service, Chermayeff, Serge, and Lee, Ronald
  • Looking West on Commercial Street - Near Town Hall
    Black & White photo of streetscape looking west down Commercial Street from in front of Town...
    Collection: Moffett
    Format: Photo
    Subjects: Commercial Street (Provincetown, Mass.), Gifts, Historic Districts--Massachusetts--Provincetown, Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century, and Town Center (Provincetown, Mass.)
  • Waterside View of Commercial St. Buildings
    Black and white photo taken from Town beach looking west; th etwo story building at the far left...
    Collection: Moffett
    Format: Photo
    Subjects: Churches, Historic buildings--Massachusetts-Provincetown, Provincetown Players, Theater--Massachusetts--Provincetown--History--20th Century, and Waterfronts
  • Methodist Church before Chrysler Renovation
    Beachscape from end of pier looking toward Provincetown with view of Center Methodist Episcopal...
    Collection: Moffett
    Format: Photo
    Subjects: Center Methodist Episcopal Church (Provincetown, Mass.), Churches, and Waterfronts
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