Hammatt Billings
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Charles Howland Hammatt Billings (1818–1874) was an artist
and architect
from Boston, Massachusetts.
Among his works are the original illustrations for Uncle Tom's Cabin
(both the initial printing
and an expanded 1853 edition),
the National Monument to the Forefathers
, the Civil War monument in Concord, Mass., and the 19th century canopy for the Plymouth Rock
memorial.
He was the artist of one of the well-noted portrayals of the Battle of Lexington.
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
and architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
from Boston, Massachusetts.
Among his works are the original illustrations for Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in 1852, the novel "helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War", according to Will Kaufman....
(both the initial printing
and an expanded 1853 edition),
the National Monument to the Forefathers
National Monument to the Forefathers
The National Monument to the Forefathers, formerly known as the Pilgrim Monument, commemorates the Mayflower Pilgrims and honors their ideals as later generally embraced by the United States...
, the Civil War monument in Concord, Mass., and the 19th century canopy for the Plymouth Rock
Plymouth Rock
Plymouth Rock is the traditional site of disembarkation of William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims who founded Plymouth Colony in 1620. It is an important symbol in American history...
memorial.
He was the artist of one of the well-noted portrayals of the Battle of Lexington.
Selected designs
- College Hall, the original structure at Wellesley College, 1871-1875, destroyed by fire in 1914
- Tremont Street Methodist Episcopal ChurchTremont Street Methodist Episcopal ChurchThe Tremont Street Methodist Episcopal Church in Boston, Massachusetts, was built in 1862 from a design by architect Hammatt Billings.- History :...
- Boston Museum (theatre)Boston Museum (theatre)The Boston Museum , also called the Boston Museum and Gallery of Fine Arts, was a theatre, wax museum, natural history museum, zoo, and art museum in 19th-century Boston, Massachusetts...
- National Monument to the ForefathersNational Monument to the ForefathersThe National Monument to the Forefathers, formerly known as the Pilgrim Monument, commemorates the Mayflower Pilgrims and honors their ideals as later generally embraced by the United States...
Further reading
- M.M. Ballou. Life story of Hosea BallouHosea BallouHosea Ballou was an American Universalist clergyman and theological writer.-Biography:Hosea Ballou was born in Richmond, New Hampshire, to a family of Huguenot origin...
: for the young. Boston: A. Tompkins, 1854. Illustrations by Billings. Google books Chapter One includes a biography of Billings