Carroll Thayer Berry (1886-1978) Original 2 Color Wood Cut - New Harbor Maine
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Carroll Thayer Berry (1886-1978) Original 2 Color Wood Cut - New Harbor MaineDescription :Carroll Thayer Berry (1886-1978) Original 2 Color Wood Cut - New Harbor MaineSIZE: aprx - the print 14.5 x 16"CONDITION: see photos - Good - as shownPROVENANCE: from a Maine Estate AuctionBIOGRAPHY: from AskArt - Carroll Thayer Berry (March 28, 1886 - 1978) was an American artist who grew up in Maine, and whose work is often said to be emblematic of New England, especially the seacoast. In addition, he was one of first U.S. artists to be assigned to camouflage* in World War I.Berry was born and raised in New Gloucester, Maine, where his father was a dairy farmer. In 1905, reluctant to follow a farming career, he enrolled at the University of Michigan, with the intention of becoming a marine engineer. After completing his undergraduate work, he moved back to New England, where he worked as a mechanical draftsman for an engineering firm in Massachusetts.In 1910, Berry joined an architectural firm in Portland, Oregon, and was sent to Panama to participate in the construction of the Panama Canal. After a year, however, he contracted malaria and was sent back to the United States to recuperate. While in the U.S., he began to take art classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Subsequently, when Berry was sent back to Panama as an inspector
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