William Russell WHITMORE
Born on 27 April 1861, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA. First he studied in France and then arrived in Newlyn in the early 1890s, the 1891 Census indicating that he was resident at Orchard Cottage, Belle Vue.
He married Mabel Turner, remembered in her family as an amateur artist. Mabel gave birth to their son John Thoreau Whitmore in Newlyn in 1893. They remained in West Cornwall until about 1896 and were friends with the GOTCH family. The painter died on 14 September, 1917 in Woodmont, Connecticut, age 56. (USA certificates in WCAA)
media
Painter of landscapes and figures
works and access
Works include: A Moonlit Lane (1894); Winding the Clock (1894)
exhibitions
Royal Academy WW Exhibition 1894 (1); RA 1894 (1()
references
Bednar Every Corner was a Picture
John Benson Whitmore (grandson) family information
Census 1891
Hardie (2009) Artists in Newlyn and West Cornwall p299
Johnson & Greutzner