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Aldro Hibbard

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Aldro T. Hibbard
Born(1886-08-25)August 25, 1886
Falmouth, Massachusetts
DiedNovember 12, 1972(1972-11-12) (aged 86)
Rockport, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
EducationSchool of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts
Known forPainting

Aldro Thompson Hibbard (August 25, 1886 – November 12, 1972) was an American plein air painter known for his landscape paintings, particularly depicting snowy scenes in Vermont.[1] Hibbard primarly worked in oil paint, as watercolor was impractical during winter months in the Vermont mountains. He spent most of his life in Rockport, Massachusetts.

Early life

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Hibbard was born on August 25, 1886, in Falmouth, Massachusetts, to James Thompson Hibbard and Katherine Swift. His father was a sewing machine salesman, and his mother was a homemaker. He had an older sister named Adeline. Raised in the Boston suburbs of Roxbury and Dorchester, Hibbard graduated from Dorchester High School in 1906, where he served as captain of the baseball team.[2][3]

During his youth, he frequently spent summers with his family in Falmouth. Between 1911 and 1916, he played baseball for the Cottage Club, Falmouth's town team, which later became part of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Hibbard enrolled in the Massachusetts Normal Art School (now Massachusetts College of Art and Design) in 1909. He studied with Ernest Lee Major, Joseph DeCamp, and Frederic Andrew Bosley, painters known for their portraits and still-life works. To support himself, he commuted daily from Dorchester to attend classes six days a week and also took night classes several times a week. Hibbard completed the four-year program in three years and, in 1909, enrolled at the school of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (now School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts) to continue his studies. 

At the Museum School, he studied under Frank Weston Benson, Phillip Leslie Hale, and Edmund Charles Tarbell, instructors associated with the American Impressionist movement. Hibbard studied there for four years and, upon graduation in 1913, received the Paige Traveling Scholarship.[12]

With the funding to travel to Europe, Hibbard departed Boston aboard the SS Arabic in September 1913, bound for Cobh, Ireland. He traveled through England, France, Spain, Morocco, and Italy, where he studied and sketched works by European masters. He explored both urban and rural landscapes.[13]

Following the outbreak of World War I, Hibbard returned to England and, in November 1914, boarded the SS Arabic to return to Boston.[14]

Career

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The National Academy of Design awarded Hibbard the 1922 First Hallgarten Prize for Late February and the 1928 Second Altman Prize for Snow Mantle.[1] He also received gold medals from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1922, 1927 and 1931.[15]

Hibbard collaborated with other artists, including Charles R. Knapp and Harry Aiken Vincent, to establish the Rockport Art Association.[16] He served as the association's president for more than 20 years. In addition to his leadership role, he was an instructor and founded the Hibbard School of Painting in Rockport. During the summers, he taught in Rockport, while spending winters painting in Vermont.[17][18][19][20][21]

Hibbard was a member of several American art organizations, including the Rockport Art Association[22] and the North Shore Art Association.[16] He was a National Academician of the National Academy of Design, receiving the title of Associate National Academician in 1923 and National Academician in 1933.

Legacy

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Hibbard influenced Rockport artists, including Emile Gruppe, Tom Nicholas, Paul Strisik, Marguerite Stuber Pearson, and Roger Curtis.[citation needed]

His paintings, which are associated with the Boston School of painting,[23] are held in the collections of several museums, including the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Currier Museum of Art, Portland Museum of Art, and the Whistler House Museum of Art. Some of Hibbard's paintings were sold through the Invaluable auction site.[24][25]

On February 3, 2012, Hibbard's painting Winter in New England, Probably a West River, Vermont View, current[26][citation needed] [25] sold at Skinner Auctioneers and Appraisers for $88,875, exceeding its estimated value of $25,000-$35,000.[26][27]

Along with Anthony Thieme, Hibbard has been described as one of the highest-selling Rockport painters at auction.[citation needed][26]

References

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  1. ^ Aldro T. Hibbard, McDougall Fine Arts Galleries website (2023-04-07). "Aldro Thompson Hibbard". McDougall Fine Arts Galleries, LLC. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  2. ^ "Additional Falmouth Locals". Falmouth Enterprise. Falmouth, MA. July 29, 1905. p. 4. Archived from the original on 2023-10-12.
  3. ^ "» Aldro Hibbard Prints". Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  4. ^ "Exhibition of Paintings by Mr. Aldro T. Hibbard". Falmouth Enterprise. Falmouth, MA. February 12, 1916. p. 3.
  5. ^ "Good Players Secured for Falmouth Team". Falmouth Enterprise. Falmouth, MA. August 26, 1911. p. 6.
  6. ^ "Cottage Club 12, Wellfleet 3". Falmouth Enterprise. Falmouth, MA. August 2, 1913. p. 3.
  7. ^ "Baseball Games at Falmouth Heights". Falmouth Enterprise. Falmouth, MA. June 26, 1915. p. 7.
  8. ^ "Baseball at Heights". Falmouth Enterprise. Falmouth, MA. July 17, 1915. p. 7.
  9. ^ "Baseball Season Opens". Falmouth Enterprise. Falmouth, MA. July 1, 1916. p. 2.
  10. ^ "Brownies Defeated". Falmouth Enterprise. Falmouth, MA. August 12, 1916. p. 7.
  11. ^ "Results of the Games". Falmouth Enterprise. Falmouth, MA. September 9, 1916. p. 6.
  12. ^ Art in Embassies, US Department of State (2023-04-07). "Aldro T. Hibbard – U.S. Department of State". Art in Embassies - US Dept. of state. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  13. ^ Aldro Thompson Hibbard, The ArtNet site (2023-04-07). "A collection of his various landscape, nature and buildings fine art". www.artnet.com. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  14. ^ "Some Falmouth People Who Are Stranded in Europe". Falmouth Enterprise. Falmouth, MA. August 15, 1914. p. 5.
  15. ^ A. Hibbard (won gold medals), Avery Galleries (2023-04-07). "Aldro Thompson Hibbard | Avery Galleries". averygalleries.com. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  16. ^ a b Vincent, L.M. (2011). In search of Motif No. 1: the History of a Fish Shack. Arcadia Publishing.
  17. ^ Aldro Thompson Hibbard, Winter scene paintings. "Vose Galleries - Aldro T. Hibbard". www.vosegalleries.com. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  18. ^ "Aldro Thompson Hibbard - 14 Artworks, Bio & Shows on Artsy". www.artsy.net. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  19. ^ McCarthy, Gail. "Around Cape Ann: Aldro Hibbard masterwork returns to Rockport". Gloucester Daily Times. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  20. ^ Riedel, Catherine (2012-12-03). "Landscape Paintings from A. T. Hibbard | Antiques & Collectibles". New England. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  21. ^ "Aldro Thompson Hibbard | All Auction Results". www.mutualart.com. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  22. ^ Hibbard, HT (Aldro's granddaughter). "Artist – HT Hibbard Landscapes". HTHibbard (the granddaughter of Aldro Hibbard ). Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  23. ^ Volpe, Christopher (2007). "A Legacy of Beauty: Paintings in the Boston School Tradition". Traditional Fine Arts Organization. Archived from the original on 2010-11-07.
  24. ^ Aldro T. Hibbard, Invaluable Auction website (2023-04-07). "Invaluable Auctions". Invaluable Auctions. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  25. ^ a b 1stDibs online for art sale (2023-04-07). "Aldro Thompson Hibbard Art - 6 For Sale at 1stDibs". 1stDibs.com. Retrieved 2023-04-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  26. ^ a b c ArtFixDaily site -Record Price for Hibbard at Skinner's $2.7 Million Fine Painting & Prints Auction, Aldro Hibbard painting sold at auction (2012-02-14). "Record Price for Hibbard at Skinner's $2.7 Million Fine Painting & Prints Auction". ArtfixDaily. Retrieved 2023-04-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  27. ^ Aldro Hibbard 1948 oil painting appraised at $48K, PBS Antique Roadshow. "Antiques Roadshow | PBS". Antiques Roadshow | PBS. Retrieved 2023-04-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

Sources

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  • A.T. Hibbard, N.A.: Artist in Two Worlds, by John L. Cooley, published 1968.
  • Rockport Sketchbook, by John L. Cooley, published 1965.
  • "Aldro T. Hibbard, Painter of New England Winters", American Artist, June 1940.
  • "The Legacy of Cape Ann," by James Keny, American Art Review, Oct./Nov. 1995.
  • "A New View of Aldro Hibbard", by Charles Movalli, American Artist, May 1979.
  • Art For All, The Cape Ann School, by Lisa B. Martin.
  • The Inspiration of Cape Ann, by Tom Davies, Rockport Art Association, 1993.
  • Gloucester, Views of the Art Colony by American Masters, by R.H. Love, R.H. Love Galleries, Oct./Nov. 1991
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