Edwin Lord Weeks was born near Boston and educated in Boston and Newton
public schools, although he spent very of his adult life outside the
United States. His artistic career began in 1869 with a sketching
trip to Florida, then on to Surinam and other destinations in South
America. Returning to Massachusetts, he for a short time painted
landscapes and historical pictures in Boston.
Leaving Boston,
he went to Paris where he studied with Leon Bonnat, and also under
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