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Illustrator William H. Foster, 1886 - 1941, works were featured in several magazines including, Saturday Evening Post and Harper's Monthly and Scientific American.  He was the editor of two magazines: ''National Sportsman'' and ''Hunting and Fishing''. and a pioneer in the development of skeet shooting. Laterin life he painted bird dogs. The Purina Top Coverdog of the Year Award is presented in his honor.
The work of Andover illustrator, William H. Foster, (1886 - 1941) were featured in several national magazines including, Saturday Evening Post, Harper's Monthly and Scientific American.  He was the editor of two magazines: ''National Sportsman'' and ''Hunting and Fishing''. and a pioneer in the development of skeet shooting. Later in life he painted bird dogs. The Purina Top Coverdog of the Year Award is presented in his honor.


His home at 71 Chestnut Street is listed in the National Register of Historic Places in Andover.
His home at 71 Chestnut Street is listed in the National Register of Historic Places in Andover.
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* "William H. Foster, 55, Painter of Wildllife", "''New York Times''" Saturday, November 1, 1941.
* "William H. Foster, 55, Painter of Wildldife", "''New York Times''" Saturday, November 1, 1941.
* [http://andover.mvlc.org/eg/opac/record/243626?query=new%20england%20grouse%20shooting;qtype=keyword;fi%3Asearch_format=;locg=5 ''New England Grouse Shooting''] by William Harnden Foster, 1941
* [http://andover.mvlc.org/eg/opac/record/243626?query=new%20england%20grouse%20shooting;qtype=keyword;fi%3Asearch_format=;locg=5 ''New England Grouse Shooting''] by William Harnden Foster, 1941
* [http://preservation.mhl.org/71-chestnut-steet 71 Chestnut Street (Andover Historic Preservation)]
* [http://preservation.mhl.org/71-chestnut-steet 71 Chestnut Street (Andover Historic Preservation)]

Revision as of 11:33, 10 May 2024

The work of Andover illustrator, William H. Foster, (1886 - 1941) were featured in several national magazines including, Saturday Evening Post, Harper's Monthly and Scientific American. He was the editor of two magazines: National Sportsman and Hunting and Fishing. and a pioneer in the development of skeet shooting. Later in life he painted bird dogs. The Purina Top Coverdog of the Year Award is presented in his honor.

His home at 71 Chestnut Street is listed in the National Register of Historic Places in Andover.


See


--Eleanor (talk) 15:15, 20 November 2015 (EST)
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