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The work of Andover illustrator, William H. Foster, (1886 - 1941) was featured in several national magazines including The 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.
The work of Andover outdoorsman, writer and illustrator, William Harnden Foster, (1886 - 1941) was featured in several national magazines including ''Scribners,'' ''The Saturday Evening Post,'' ''Harper's Monthly'' and ''Scientific American''. <ref> William Harnden Foster obituary, The Andover Townsman, November 6, 1941, p. 9. </ref> 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.  Foster attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. In the year 1900, at the age of 13, Foster incorporated the work of Andover jeweler John E. Whiting's 250th anniversary image into a new town seal featuring a Native American holding a coat to represent a version of Andover's founding story.  


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.


 
'''REFERENCES'''
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* "William H. Foster, 55, Painter of Wildldife", "''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
* [https://mvlc.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/andover/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:846707/one ''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)]
* Examples of his work 
 
** [http://www.legendaryauctions.com/william_h__foster__1886_1941_-lot26019.aspx]
** [https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/4475089_william-hfosternew-england-grouse-shooting]
** [http://www.artnet.com/artists/william-harnden-foster/past-auction-results]


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Latest revision as of 11:29, 10 May 2024

The work of Andover outdoorsman, writer and illustrator, William Harnden Foster, (1886 - 1941) was featured in several national magazines including Scribners, The Saturday Evening Post, Harper's Monthly and Scientific American. [1] 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. Foster attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. In the year 1900, at the age of 13, Foster incorporated the work of Andover jeweler John E. Whiting's 250th anniversary image into a new town seal featuring a Native American holding a coat to represent a version of Andover's founding story.

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

REFERENCES

  1. William Harnden Foster obituary, The Andover Townsman, November 6, 1941, p. 9.

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