Birch-Clad Hills — Ben Foster

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Artist: Ben Foster
Date: 1908
Location: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Culture: United States

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THE ARTIST

Ben Foster

1852–1926 · United States

American landscape painter who captured the moody atmospheres of New England's hills and coastlines.

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