Alfred Lambourne
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Alfred Lambourne was born Feb. 2, 1850 in Berkshire, England and he died June 6, 1926 in Salt Lake City, Utah. In the 1860s he and his family moved to the American West with the Mormon pioneers. He is best remembered for his paintings, but he also wrote short fiction for Mormon periodicals.[1]
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[edit] Early life
Alfred Lambourne was born to William and Martha Lambourne in England. The family emigrated to America when Alfred was a child. They first settled in St. Louis, Missouri before moving to Utah.[2]
[edit] Art and exploration
After arriving in Salt Lake City, Lambourne took work as a scenic artist for the Salt Lake Theatre.[2]
Lambourne traveled the American West with photographer Charles Roscoe Savage, painting as Savage photographed.[2]
Lambourne explored the Wasatch range with H. L. A. Culmer, painting and naming features. He also visited Yosemite, Colorado and Arizona.[2]
Lambourne and Teuben Kirkham "painted a series of large canvasses representing his journey from the eastern coast of the United States, to the Golden Gate."[2]
He also accompanied Brigham Young to Zion Canyon and allegedly made the first paintings of the area.[2]
Later in life he focused more on writing, sometimes illustrating his work.
[edit] References
- ^ Crocker Art Museum Store accessed Feb. 27, 2009
- ^ a b c d e f The Alfred Lambourne Pages accessed Feb. 27, 2009
