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  DeFrees's style of painting
shows strong influence of the French Barbizon School. He was
active in the White
Mountains from at least 1877 until
his death. He exhibited at the Boston Art Club in
January, 1878. He was artist-in-residence at the Thorn Mountain House and, later
(?), the Wilson Cottages.
The Proctor family of Jackson,
NH was related to the Wilsons of Wilson Cottages.
Alice Protor has related that the Proctors always
referred to Defrees as "Jan."
Defrees died suddenly while traveling in Italy. See the article on the
right.
References
New Hampshire Scenery
Credits
Photo courtesy
of Alice Proctor
White Mountain Echo article courtesy
of Charles O. Vogel
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