St. John's Chapel, Varick Street, New York City, 1909 Etching, NYC History
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
William Walworth Stilson, (American, 1874-1962) Signed: Walworth Stilson, (in pencil, lower, right) & Walworth Stilson, (in the plate, lower, right) " St. John's Chapel, Varick Street, New York City ", (copyright 1909, in plate, lower, left) Etching on wove paper, on loose sheet, a strong impression in good original condition with full margins. Museum matting & backing included. Plate Size: 8 5/8" x 6 1/2" Sheet Size: 13 3/4" x 10 7/8" Built as a chapel in the Episcopal parish of Trinity Church (Manhattan), in 1803, its spire rose 214', (See Wikipedia), The structure was torn down in 1918. A famous early landmark of the city. A brief biography of this artist will be included with this etching. ***Please View my other listings for more by Stilson*** Artist Biography: The facts regarding the life of Walworth Stilson are limited to a history of the Stilson family, census reports of New Milford, Connecticut, and a few details from a letter regarding prints by Stilson donated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Stilson’s father, William Bostwick Stilson, was born in New Milford, Connecticut on September 30, 1842, and worked as a civil engineer. His mother, Ida Cynthia Alford, was born in Oswego, New York on June 25, 1851. The two were married August 4, 1869. The couple resided in New Milford, where a son, Jay Alvord, was born April 24, 1870, a daughter Mabel Louise was born March 11, 1872, and William Walworth was born July 29, 1874. The family moved to Jackson, Michigan circa 1882, where the father worked for the Michigan Central...
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