Lockwood de Forest, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lockwood de Forest

American artist

Date of Birth: 08-Jun-1850

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 03-Apr-1932

Profession: architect, painter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Lockwood de Forest (June 8, 1850 – April 3, 1932) was an American painter, interior designer and furniture designer.
A key figure in the Aesthetic Movement, he introduced the East Indian craft revival to Gilded Age America. As a young man, de Forest first worked as a painter, taking the lessons of his Hudson River School contemporaries.
In 1879, de Forest began his career in the decorative arts working at Associated Artists along with Louis Comfort Tiffany, before starting his own decorating business that he ran for thirty years.
Upon his retirement, de Forest moved to Santa Barbara where he returned to his love of painting while still taking design commissions from local patrons.