Maurice Brazil Prendergast

Born in Newfoundland in 1858, Maurice Prendergast's early life took him to Boston, where he was apprenticed to a commercial artist and worked in a dry goods store. These early experiences, particularly wrapping packages, subtly influenced his mature work, conditioning him to appreciate brightly colored, flat patterning effects. A shy individual who experienced increasing deafness, Prendergast remained a bachelor and was closely attached to his younger brother Charles, also a…