I'm reposting because this is one of the gems of my postcard collection, an original piece of art in watercolor. I'd love to know if anyone out there has more information about Enos B. Comstock, a famous illustrator. This was addressed to his wife, and I could only speculate that the sender and artist Marie was perhaps their daughter. I did another search tonight and found a recipe for Comstock blueberry pie...hmmmm.
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That is so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI love that watercolor painting. Nice to see it again.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful watercolor, wish I could help on the history of Enos B. Comstock. Thanks for sharing. Happy PFF!
ReplyDeleteGreat example of how YOU, too, can create a custom postcard.
ReplyDelete"Your talent may vary" but you can still create something personalized and interesting.
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Fascinating. that is a beautiful watercolor drawing.
ReplyDeleteSuperb painting. Thank goodness it wasn't damaged in the mail.
ReplyDeleteI love your card! I especially like the way the drawing and the message go together.
ReplyDeleteHello Linda, May I offer a suggestion... Google him by his name. I just found a bunch of information. He was a book illustrator. His wife was also an artist. I googled "Enos B. Comstock water color artist". Voila! Hope this was helpful! PS Love your little postcard!
ReplyDeleteYes, I Googled him a year ago, and found exactly what you found (click the link in this post to see the 2009 entry, including more artwork by the Comstocks), but was hoping someone could shed more light. For instance, I'd like to know who Marie is. Even the old NY Times obit on Enos Comstock didn't indicate children.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful card - and interesting that you found a recipe for Comstock blueberry pie in your search. Carol
ReplyDeleteA really great card! Just a little slice of handmade blueberry 'pie', or as I look to put it - eye candy!
ReplyDeleteThis is a postcard worth blogging about twice! It's lovely!
ReplyDeleteHi Linda, I felt terrible I told you exactly what you already shared in your previous link. So I did a search on my Ancestry.com account. I did find two children listed on a 1920 census for Enos Benjamin age 40 & Frances Barrett Comstock age 39. They had two boys:
ReplyDeleteHenry B. Comstock age 11
Alfred J. Comstock age 3
I did try to look up Frances to find out if Marie was a sister. No such luck with locating information on Frances previous to her marriage to Enos.
So this isn't really your true answer. But at least you know they had two boys. :o)
I enjoy your blog a lot! Makes me wish I'd kept all the old paper dolls my Mom so lovingly cut out for me.
Thank you for going that extra mile in research!
ReplyDeleteI have an ink/watercolor painting by Enos B. Comstock that is a delightful depicting of a dog being surprised by a raccoon in a tree. Enos lived part of his life in Leonia, NJ which at one time was an artist's colony. My grandmother (she was born in 1889) lived in Leonia so I'm not sure if her family knew the Comstocks or the family just happened to obtain this painting. I've had it ever since I was a little girl and just love it.
ReplyDeleteThank you for adding this information. I live in Teaneck, just one town over from Leonia!
ReplyDeleteI am here with Enos's great grandson (through Henry) He feels that Marie could be just a artist friend of the family. Frances Bassett Comstock died fairly young (around 41 y.o) and Enos remarried. Henry Comstock also lived in Nyack and died in Springfield Ma 6/4/03 at the age of 94. Henry's daughter is nearly 80 now. Henry also was an artist and did all the illustrations he wrote called "The Ironhorse"
ReplyDeleteThe Comstock family came to Milwaukee Wisconsin and were celery growers. As a small child in the 1950's-I visited Mrs. Mabel Summers often in her huge Queen Anne style home on West Mitchell Street. Sadly the beautiful home is gone now and a nursing home was built in it's place. However, the large homestead rock with the name Comstock is still there -I don't remember the date in the stone-maybe 1902?
ReplyDeleteThank you for adding that information. I'll be posting this item again with all the updates.
ReplyDeleteHenry Comstock was my uncle (uncle Hank). He showed me pictures of the Milwaukee home, it was a beautiful place. I have a couple of paintings from Enos and have seen many many more. I don't know if your card was his creation. It looks more like his wife's to me. I have one of hers too. And if it was his, why is it addressed to him?
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