biography of Stephen W. MACOMBER (1889-1983)

Birth place: Westerly, RI

Addresses: Providence/Westerly, RI

Profession: Painter, lecturer, teacher

Studied: RISD, 1913; Hans Hoffman Sch. Mod. Art, NYC

Exhibited: AIC,1913-16; PAFA Ann., 1929, 1931, 1946; Bert Gal., Prov., RI, 1995

Member: Providence AC; Mystic SA; Utopian C.

Work: murals for Providence Pub. Schools

Comments: A portrait, landscape, and still-life painter, in 1947, he was given the Distinguished Alumnus Award from RISD. In the 1950s, he was twice elected state senator from Westerly. Teacher: RISD.

Sources: WW40; Falk, Exh. Record Series; add'l info courtesy Bert Gal. (Prov., RI)