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Mary Hallock Foote (1847–1938) was an American author and illustrator. She is best known for her illustrated short stories and novels portraying life in the mining communities of the turn-of-the-century American West . Biography. Overview. Mary Hallock was born November 9, 1847, in Milton, New York, of English Quaker ancestry.
Mary Hallock Foote (Milton, 9 de noviembre de 1847– 25 de junio de 1938) fue una escritora e ilustradora estadounidense. Es conocida fundamentalmente por sus cuentos ilustrados y novelas que retratan la vida en las comunidades mineras del oeste americano de principios de siglo.
6 de jul. de 2018 · Mary Hallock Foote, or “Molly” as she was called, was born in 1847 in the state of New York. Raised by Quaker parents, she was given an education beyond that normally enjoyed by daughters, and was encouraged to explore her intellectual and creative interests.
Mary Hallock Foote (ne Hallock) was born in 1847, when the American West was fast becoming a popular subject for artists as well as writers, or what has been called “western American narrative painting,” and the first phase of its popularity was prevalent from the 1830s through the 1860s in the work of such artists as George Caleb Bingham ...
24 de abr. de 2024 · Mary Anna Hallock Foote (born Nov. 19, 1847, Milton, N.Y., U.S.—died June 25, 1938, Hingham, Mass.) was an American novelist and illustrator whose vivid literary and artistic productions drew on life in the mining communities of the American West.
Hallock's life changed sharply in 1875, at the age of 28, when she married Arthur De Wint Foote, a civil engineer who decided to practice his profession in the American West. Mary followed her husband across the breadth of North America as he pursued a series of jobs as mine manager and surveyor.
Mary Hallock Foote. Born 1847 – Milford, NY Died 1938 – Hingham MA. . Mary Hallock Foote grew up on a farm in Milton, NY, up the Hudson River from New York City. Life in the Hallock home included literature, interesting guests, and lively conversations. She was taught early to open her eyes and mind to what was around her.
