He was born January 18, 1927
in Boston, MA, the son of Harold and Mary Louise (Murray) Wentworth. He
is survived by his wife of 55 years, Elaine (Magnuson) Wentworth, their
daughter and son-in-law, Janet Louise (Wentworth) Erickson and Norman T.
Erickson, and two granddaughters, Christina Louise Erickson and Katherine
T. Erickson of East Meredith, New York.
Mr. Wentworth graduated from
Newton High School, Newton, MA. Following military service with the Army
Air Transport Command in Greenland during WorId War II, he returned home
to study illustration at the Art Institute of Boston where he later joined
the faculty.
Murray Wentworth's distinguished
career as an artist spans over five decades. He was the recipient of numerous
national awards and memberships, including the prestigious National Academy
and American Watercolor Society. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
City, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland,
Maine, and Grand Central Art Galleries in New York City., are among the
museums and galleries to exhibit his work.
Devoted to landscape painting
in watercolor, Mr. Wentworth drew inspiration from nature. As reflected
in his statement: "I try to capture the atmosphere and light of the
land, the changing seasons, and watercolor seems to best express these emotional
responses." He conducted painting workshops throughout the United States
and coauthored with his wife, Watercolor for All Seasons, North Light Publishers,
1984.
After relocating from Massachusetts
to Oneonta in 2003 to be near his daughter and family, Mr. Wentworth discovered
the beauty of the local landscape as a rich source of inspiration for many
paintings. His work is permanently represented at the Guild of Boston Artists,
162 Newbury Street, Boston and the Wright Gallery, Cape Porpoise, Maine,
and soon to be on view at the Cooperstown Art Association, 22 Main Street,
Cooperstown, New York, April 4 - May 2, 2008.
A lifelong jazz lover and
drummer, Mr. Wentworth and his wife were regulars at Sego's Cafe for Tuesday
jazz nights where Murray often sat in on the drums.
A memorial service will be
held at the Main Street Baptist Church at the corner of Main and Maple Streets,
Oneonta, New York at 5:30 PM, Friday, March 28,2008.
Murray is the great, great,
great grandson of abolitionist, William Jackson, owner of the Jackson Homestead,
once a stop on the Underground Railroad. Now known as The Newton History
Museum at the Jackson Homestead, memorial donations may be made to them
at 527 Washington Street Newton MA 02458
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