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Boynton, R. S.
| Last Name: | Boynton |
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| First Name: | R. S. |
| Dates: |
*1883 (Date of Birth)
*1951 (Date of Death)
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| Biography/History: | Ray Sceptre Boynton was born in Whitten, Iowa in 1883. He died in New Mexcio in 1951. He became a westerner in 1908 when he moved to Spokane, following several years at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. In 1915 he settled permanently in San Francisco. Though adept in various media, it is Boynton's drawings and pastels of the Mother Lode towns in the ealy 1930's which are of most interest to many people. Having gained permission to sketch 3,000 feet below the earth's surface in the Empire Mine at Grass Valley, California, Boynton was one of the first to depict mining activity from its lower depths. He also sketched many of the old landmarks before progress took over -- for example, the grand old courthouse in Nevada City received a coat of stucco, Downieville was changed by construction of a concrete bridge, and numerous other transofrmations took place. He is known in Spokane for his mural in City Hall which he painted when it was first opened in 1913. His mural was originally on the wall of the Council Chamber. (Taken from an excerpt from "Artists of The American West" and newspaper articles which can be found in accession file 2805.) |
| Related Objects: |
2805.1 (Painting, Miss Spokane, c. 1915)
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