William Pierce Stubbs Biography

American. Born 1842, Bucksport, Maine. Son of Captain Reuben Stubbs. No formal training. Listed Boston directories 1876 as painter, 1877 marine artist. 1882 lived in Charlestown with studio in Boston. At the International Maritime Exhibition, Boston, 1890, his paintings priced from $25.00 to $500.00. After 1887 developed melancholia; 1894 committed to Worcester State Hospital. Died 15 May 1909, Medfield, Massachusetts.

Collections: Beverly Historial Society, Beverly, Massachusetts; Mariners Museum, Newport News, Virginia; Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, Connecticut; Old State House-Bostonian Society, Boston,Massachusetts; Peabody Museum, Salem, Massachusetts; Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport, Maine; Philadelphia Maritime Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC; Sailor's Snug Harbor, Staten Island, New York.

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