Joseph Benjamin Davol (August 25, 1864 – June 15, 1923) was an American marine painter and art teacher. He was born in

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. Following art studies in Boston and New York, Davol studied in

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at the

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in 1895–96. In Paris he studies with

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, Benjamin, and Constant. He was a student of

Charles Herbert Woodbury Charles Herbert Woodbury (July 14, 1864 – January 21, 1940), was an American marine painter. Biography Charles H. Woodbury was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, where his earliest work was part of the oeuvre of the group later known as the ...

, and lived in

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during his active years a professional painter until his death. Commissioned the building of a studio from the noted architect

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. He died in Ogunquit and his obituary appeared in the ''

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Exhibitions and Honors

*Member of the

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* Exhibited extensively at: *

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(the oldest art museum and school in the nation)
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* Silver medal winner at the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915) in San Francisco

Collections

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, Portland, M
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* Farnsworth Museum of Art, Rockland ME
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Ogunquit Museum of Art
* Ogunquit Memorial Library

Bibliography

Chadbourne, Janice H. and Karl Gabosh and Charles O. Vogel, ed. ''The Boston Art Club Exhibition Record'', 1873–1909. Madison, Connecticut: Sound View Press, 1991. Available through th
Boston Art Club

Images

Davol ''Beach at Ogunquit'', ca. 1915Davol Paintings In Farnsworth Collection
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