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.
Early life
Lockwood de Forest was born in New York City in 1850 to a prominent family that had made its money in South American and Caribbean shipping. He grew up in Greenwich Village and on Long Island at the family summer estate. Encouraged by his parents, Henry Grant de Forest and Julia Mary Weeks, Lockwood and his three siblings developed lifelong interests in the arts; the eldest son, Robert Weeks (1848–1931), served for seventeen years as the president of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York; their sister, Julia Brasher (1853–1910), wrote a book on the history of art; and their youngest brother, Henry Wheeler (1855–1938), was an avid art collector and amateur landscape architect.
The village was named for Isaac De Forest, who in 1856 bought the land on which the village sits today. Its name was long spelled "De Forest," but has since been changed to "DeForest."
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 7.49 square miles (19.40km2), of which, 7.43 square miles (19.24km2) of it is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16km2) is water.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 8,936 people, 3,400 households, and 2,446 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,202.7 inhabitants per square mile (464.4/km2). There were 3,499 housing units at an average density of 470.9 per square mile (181.8/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 93.3% White, 2.1% African American, 0.3% Native American, 1.5% Asian, 1.2% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.6% of the population.
De Forest is a lunarimpact crater on the far side of the Moon. It is located in the far southern hemisphere, to the west of the large walled plain Zeeman and due south of the crater Numerov. Because of its proximity to the southern pole, this crater receives sunlight at an oblique angle when it is on the illuminated half of the Moon.
This is a relatively young formation with features that have not been significantly worn by impacts. The rim is sharp-edged and circular, but somewhat irregular with a small outer rampart. The wide inner wall has multiple terraces, and sections near the rim give the appearance of slumping. At the midpoint of the irregular floor is a relatively large, angular central peak.
Satellite craters
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to De Forest.
Lockwood de Forest: The Brilliant Designer Behind the Teakwood Room
Gillian Dale presenting as part of Reunion 2014 and the Milwaukee - Downer Consolidation Celebration
published: 01 Jul 2014
Lockwood De Forest: The New Research
LOCKWOOD DE FOREST: THE NEW RESEARCH
Sullivan Goss staff collaborated on art historical research for their newest publication on Lockwood De Forest, Collecting Moonlight. They unearthed a trove of new information on the artist, including an expanded exhibition history, and the discovery of collectors including influential women at the turn of the century. This publication coincides with a new exhibition of De Forest's landscapes, 40 Days and 40 Nights, on view at Sullivan Goss.
Learn more about Lockwood de Forest here: https://www.sullivangoss.com/artists/lockwood-de-forest-1850-1932
published: 20 May 2018
Lockwood de Forest | Passion for the Exotic
Join Cooper Hewitt curators Sarah Coffin and Gail Davidson, and Lockwood de Forest scholar Roberta Mayer for three presentations celebrating the Carnegie Mansion’s newly restored Teak Room. Topics covered will include De Forest’s clients and earlier commissions, his relationship with Frederic Church, his interest in India and sources for the Teak Room commission.
published: 06 Feb 2015
SGTV Presents LOCKWOOD DE FOREST: Wanderlust
published: 30 Jul 2016
Lockwood de Forest Lecture by Jeremy Tessmer: "Lockwood de Forest: Lighting the Way"
In honor of Santa Barbara Historical Museum exhibition, "Lockwood de Forest: Lighting the Way," here is a talk about the artist, whose influence in Santa Barbara can still be felt today.
Lockwood de Forest was a successful landscapist and acclaimed interior designer. He received formal training in Rome and was heavily influenced by the Hudson River School of painting.
The speaker, Mr. Tessmer, is an art historian and gallery director at Sullivan Goss - An American Gallery in Santa Barbara, California.
published: 18 Jul 2023
'Adding India: Lockwood de Forest's Contributions to Olana's Interiors' by Sarah Coffin
For access to virtual events and exclusive digital content such as this live Zoom webinar, become a member of The Olana Partnership today at OLANA.org/Membership. Also, be sure to follow us on social media @olanashs!
Lockwood de Forest (1850-1932), a painter and interior designer started his artistic career painting with Frederic Church at Olana. Related by marriage to Church, de Forest stayed at Olana during the 1870s, where he studied books in Church’s library on middle eastern design by Pascal Coste and Jules Bourgoin. In 1869 de Forest and Church travelled, painted and shopped in Greece and the Middle East with their families. The purchases appear in both Olana and Lockwood de Forest’s first interior design commission − his parents’ New York house of 1876. De Forest’s main contributio...
published: 09 Jul 2020
Lockwood de Forest: In Search of the Source
published: 16 May 2012
Lockwood De Forest's "Moon in Trailing Clouds" (May 1901) at the Wildling Museum
Today's #MuseumMomentofZen is brought to you by Lockwood De Forest! During his lifetime, De Forest traveled widely - studying in Rome and visiting much of Europe, the Middle East, India, China, Japan, and Korea, as well as traveling throughout the U.S. and Mexico. He carefully documented his travels with landscape sketches, translating what he saw into his art and design work. He developed an interest in Eastern art and architecture, and over time his works became more atmospheric in style.
After first wintering in Santa Barbara, he moved to the area permanently in 1919, where he would spend the rest of his life. He was captivated by Santa Barbara's light and landscapes and grew to be one of Santa Barbara's most influential early 20th century artists.
Stay tuned for more of our #MuseumFr...
published: 23 Mar 2020
40 Days & 40 Nights: Eighty Paintings by Lockwood de Forest
Sullivan Goss presents the largest exhibition of de Forest's paintings in the gallery's history in conjunction with the publication of two new books on the artist.
published: 16 Feb 2011
Lockwood de Forest (1850 - 1932)
For this exhibition, Sullivan Goss will present two larger studio paintings as well as a selection of the artist's plein air sketches of Santa Barbara, New York, Mexico and the Middle East.
LOCKWOOD DE FOREST: THE NEW RESEARCH
Sullivan Goss staff collaborated on art historical research for their newest publication on Lockwood De Forest, Collecting ...
LOCKWOOD DE FOREST: THE NEW RESEARCH
Sullivan Goss staff collaborated on art historical research for their newest publication on Lockwood De Forest, Collecting Moonlight. They unearthed a trove of new information on the artist, including an expanded exhibition history, and the discovery of collectors including influential women at the turn of the century. This publication coincides with a new exhibition of De Forest's landscapes, 40 Days and 40 Nights, on view at Sullivan Goss.
Learn more about Lockwood de Forest here: https://www.sullivangoss.com/artists/lockwood-de-forest-1850-1932
LOCKWOOD DE FOREST: THE NEW RESEARCH
Sullivan Goss staff collaborated on art historical research for their newest publication on Lockwood De Forest, Collecting Moonlight. They unearthed a trove of new information on the artist, including an expanded exhibition history, and the discovery of collectors including influential women at the turn of the century. This publication coincides with a new exhibition of De Forest's landscapes, 40 Days and 40 Nights, on view at Sullivan Goss.
Learn more about Lockwood de Forest here: https://www.sullivangoss.com/artists/lockwood-de-forest-1850-1932
Join Cooper Hewitt curators Sarah Coffin and Gail Davidson, and Lockwood de Forest scholar Roberta Mayer for three presentations celebrating the Carnegie Mansio...
Join Cooper Hewitt curators Sarah Coffin and Gail Davidson, and Lockwood de Forest scholar Roberta Mayer for three presentations celebrating the Carnegie Mansion’s newly restored Teak Room. Topics covered will include De Forest’s clients and earlier commissions, his relationship with Frederic Church, his interest in India and sources for the Teak Room commission.
Join Cooper Hewitt curators Sarah Coffin and Gail Davidson, and Lockwood de Forest scholar Roberta Mayer for three presentations celebrating the Carnegie Mansion’s newly restored Teak Room. Topics covered will include De Forest’s clients and earlier commissions, his relationship with Frederic Church, his interest in India and sources for the Teak Room commission.
In honor of Santa Barbara Historical Museum exhibition, "Lockwood de Forest: Lighting the Way," here is a talk about the artist, whose influence in Santa Barbar...
In honor of Santa Barbara Historical Museum exhibition, "Lockwood de Forest: Lighting the Way," here is a talk about the artist, whose influence in Santa Barbara can still be felt today.
Lockwood de Forest was a successful landscapist and acclaimed interior designer. He received formal training in Rome and was heavily influenced by the Hudson River School of painting.
The speaker, Mr. Tessmer, is an art historian and gallery director at Sullivan Goss - An American Gallery in Santa Barbara, California.
In honor of Santa Barbara Historical Museum exhibition, "Lockwood de Forest: Lighting the Way," here is a talk about the artist, whose influence in Santa Barbara can still be felt today.
Lockwood de Forest was a successful landscapist and acclaimed interior designer. He received formal training in Rome and was heavily influenced by the Hudson River School of painting.
The speaker, Mr. Tessmer, is an art historian and gallery director at Sullivan Goss - An American Gallery in Santa Barbara, California.
For access to virtual events and exclusive digital content such as this live Zoom webinar, become a member of The Olana Partnership today at OLANA.org/Membershi...
For access to virtual events and exclusive digital content such as this live Zoom webinar, become a member of The Olana Partnership today at OLANA.org/Membership. Also, be sure to follow us on social media @olanashs!
Lockwood de Forest (1850-1932), a painter and interior designer started his artistic career painting with Frederic Church at Olana. Related by marriage to Church, de Forest stayed at Olana during the 1870s, where he studied books in Church’s library on middle eastern design by Pascal Coste and Jules Bourgoin. In 1869 de Forest and Church travelled, painted and shopped in Greece and the Middle East with their families. The purchases appear in both Olana and Lockwood de Forest’s first interior design commission − his parents’ New York house of 1876. De Forest’s main contribution to Olana came after he set up an studio of mastercraftmen in the Indian city of Ahmedabad, in Gujarat in 1880-81 for the production of woodwork, metalwork, and other decorative designs. This talk will go inside Olana on a virtual tour of elements and furniture provided by de Forest, mostly from his Indian studio, supplemented by images of other work by de Forest and related Indian sources, with special reference to how he and Church collaborated at Olana.
For access to virtual events and exclusive digital content such as this live Zoom webinar, become a member of The Olana Partnership today at OLANA.org/Membership. Also, be sure to follow us on social media @olanashs!
Lockwood de Forest (1850-1932), a painter and interior designer started his artistic career painting with Frederic Church at Olana. Related by marriage to Church, de Forest stayed at Olana during the 1870s, where he studied books in Church’s library on middle eastern design by Pascal Coste and Jules Bourgoin. In 1869 de Forest and Church travelled, painted and shopped in Greece and the Middle East with their families. The purchases appear in both Olana and Lockwood de Forest’s first interior design commission − his parents’ New York house of 1876. De Forest’s main contribution to Olana came after he set up an studio of mastercraftmen in the Indian city of Ahmedabad, in Gujarat in 1880-81 for the production of woodwork, metalwork, and other decorative designs. This talk will go inside Olana on a virtual tour of elements and furniture provided by de Forest, mostly from his Indian studio, supplemented by images of other work by de Forest and related Indian sources, with special reference to how he and Church collaborated at Olana.
Today's #MuseumMomentofZen is brought to you by Lockwood De Forest! During his lifetime, De Forest traveled widely - studying in Rome and visiting much of Europ...
Today's #MuseumMomentofZen is brought to you by Lockwood De Forest! During his lifetime, De Forest traveled widely - studying in Rome and visiting much of Europe, the Middle East, India, China, Japan, and Korea, as well as traveling throughout the U.S. and Mexico. He carefully documented his travels with landscape sketches, translating what he saw into his art and design work. He developed an interest in Eastern art and architecture, and over time his works became more atmospheric in style.
After first wintering in Santa Barbara, he moved to the area permanently in 1919, where he would spend the rest of his life. He was captivated by Santa Barbara's light and landscapes and grew to be one of Santa Barbara's most influential early 20th century artists.
Stay tuned for more of our #MuseumFromHome posts during the Wildling Museum's Covid-19 closure. We hope you're staying safe and well!
Artwork details: Lockwood De Forest (1850 - 1932), "Moon in Trailing Clouds," May 1901, Oil on canvas, Courtesy Sullivan Goss Gallery and featured in 'Starry Nights: Visions of the Night Sky.'
Today's #MuseumMomentofZen is brought to you by Lockwood De Forest! During his lifetime, De Forest traveled widely - studying in Rome and visiting much of Europe, the Middle East, India, China, Japan, and Korea, as well as traveling throughout the U.S. and Mexico. He carefully documented his travels with landscape sketches, translating what he saw into his art and design work. He developed an interest in Eastern art and architecture, and over time his works became more atmospheric in style.
After first wintering in Santa Barbara, he moved to the area permanently in 1919, where he would spend the rest of his life. He was captivated by Santa Barbara's light and landscapes and grew to be one of Santa Barbara's most influential early 20th century artists.
Stay tuned for more of our #MuseumFromHome posts during the Wildling Museum's Covid-19 closure. We hope you're staying safe and well!
Artwork details: Lockwood De Forest (1850 - 1932), "Moon in Trailing Clouds," May 1901, Oil on canvas, Courtesy Sullivan Goss Gallery and featured in 'Starry Nights: Visions of the Night Sky.'
Sullivan Goss presents the largest exhibition of de Forest's paintings in the gallery's history in conjunction with the publication of two new books on the arti...
Sullivan Goss presents the largest exhibition of de Forest's paintings in the gallery's history in conjunction with the publication of two new books on the artist.
Sullivan Goss presents the largest exhibition of de Forest's paintings in the gallery's history in conjunction with the publication of two new books on the artist.
For this exhibition, Sullivan Goss will present two larger studio paintings as well as a selection of the artist's plein air sketches of Santa Barbara, New York...
For this exhibition, Sullivan Goss will present two larger studio paintings as well as a selection of the artist's plein air sketches of Santa Barbara, New York, Mexico and the Middle East.
For this exhibition, Sullivan Goss will present two larger studio paintings as well as a selection of the artist's plein air sketches of Santa Barbara, New York, Mexico and the Middle East.
LOCKWOOD DE FOREST: THE NEW RESEARCH
Sullivan Goss staff collaborated on art historical research for their newest publication on Lockwood De Forest, Collecting Moonlight. They unearthed a trove of new information on the artist, including an expanded exhibition history, and the discovery of collectors including influential women at the turn of the century. This publication coincides with a new exhibition of De Forest's landscapes, 40 Days and 40 Nights, on view at Sullivan Goss.
Learn more about Lockwood de Forest here: https://www.sullivangoss.com/artists/lockwood-de-forest-1850-1932
Join Cooper Hewitt curators Sarah Coffin and Gail Davidson, and Lockwood de Forest scholar Roberta Mayer for three presentations celebrating the Carnegie Mansion’s newly restored Teak Room. Topics covered will include De Forest’s clients and earlier commissions, his relationship with Frederic Church, his interest in India and sources for the Teak Room commission.
In honor of Santa Barbara Historical Museum exhibition, "Lockwood de Forest: Lighting the Way," here is a talk about the artist, whose influence in Santa Barbara can still be felt today.
Lockwood de Forest was a successful landscapist and acclaimed interior designer. He received formal training in Rome and was heavily influenced by the Hudson River School of painting.
The speaker, Mr. Tessmer, is an art historian and gallery director at Sullivan Goss - An American Gallery in Santa Barbara, California.
For access to virtual events and exclusive digital content such as this live Zoom webinar, become a member of The Olana Partnership today at OLANA.org/Membership. Also, be sure to follow us on social media @olanashs!
Lockwood de Forest (1850-1932), a painter and interior designer started his artistic career painting with Frederic Church at Olana. Related by marriage to Church, de Forest stayed at Olana during the 1870s, where he studied books in Church’s library on middle eastern design by Pascal Coste and Jules Bourgoin. In 1869 de Forest and Church travelled, painted and shopped in Greece and the Middle East with their families. The purchases appear in both Olana and Lockwood de Forest’s first interior design commission − his parents’ New York house of 1876. De Forest’s main contribution to Olana came after he set up an studio of mastercraftmen in the Indian city of Ahmedabad, in Gujarat in 1880-81 for the production of woodwork, metalwork, and other decorative designs. This talk will go inside Olana on a virtual tour of elements and furniture provided by de Forest, mostly from his Indian studio, supplemented by images of other work by de Forest and related Indian sources, with special reference to how he and Church collaborated at Olana.
Today's #MuseumMomentofZen is brought to you by Lockwood De Forest! During his lifetime, De Forest traveled widely - studying in Rome and visiting much of Europe, the Middle East, India, China, Japan, and Korea, as well as traveling throughout the U.S. and Mexico. He carefully documented his travels with landscape sketches, translating what he saw into his art and design work. He developed an interest in Eastern art and architecture, and over time his works became more atmospheric in style.
After first wintering in Santa Barbara, he moved to the area permanently in 1919, where he would spend the rest of his life. He was captivated by Santa Barbara's light and landscapes and grew to be one of Santa Barbara's most influential early 20th century artists.
Stay tuned for more of our #MuseumFromHome posts during the Wildling Museum's Covid-19 closure. We hope you're staying safe and well!
Artwork details: Lockwood De Forest (1850 - 1932), "Moon in Trailing Clouds," May 1901, Oil on canvas, Courtesy Sullivan Goss Gallery and featured in 'Starry Nights: Visions of the Night Sky.'
Sullivan Goss presents the largest exhibition of de Forest's paintings in the gallery's history in conjunction with the publication of two new books on the artist.
For this exhibition, Sullivan Goss will present two larger studio paintings as well as a selection of the artist's plein air sketches of Santa Barbara, New York, Mexico and the Middle East.
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.
Early life
Lockwood de Forest was born in New York City in 1850 to a prominent family that had made its money in South American and Caribbean shipping. He grew up in Greenwich Village and on Long Island at the family summer estate. Encouraged by his parents, Henry Grant de Forest and Julia Mary Weeks, Lockwood and his three siblings developed lifelong interests in the arts; the eldest son, Robert Weeks (1848–1931), served for seventeen years as the president of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York; their sister, Julia Brasher (1853–1910), wrote a book on the history of art; and their youngest brother, Henry Wheeler (1855–1938), was an avid art collector and amateur landscape architect.