Incomparable Scenery
Comparative Views in the White Mountains
The Belknap Mill Society
Sunday, August 15, 1999 through Thursday, September 30, 1999
Edmund Darch Lewis (1835 – 1910)
Edmund Darch Lewis was born in Philadelphia on October 17, 1835 to a
successful, well-connected family. He studied with Paul Weber from 1850 to
1855. Lewis first exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1854.
He was elected an Associate of the Pennsylvania Academy in 1859. Lewis sent
his paintings for exhibition to the Boston Athenaeum, the National Academy of Design, and
the Boston Art Club. He painted in the White Mountains in the 1860's and 1870's.
He became best known for his marine watercolors. He was also a noted
furniture and china collector.
A fine example of the work of Lewis is on display -- Moat Mountain.
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