Sylvester Phelps Hodgdon

Sylvester Phelps Hodgdon was born in Salem, Massachusetts on Christmas Day 1830.

He began as a portrait painter but by 1864 he was painting and exhibiting landscapes at The National Academy of Design.

He traveled throughout New England painting coastal scenes and landscapes.

The Maine coast and the White Mountains of New Hampshire were two of his favorite subjects.

Within the White Mountains, he preferred to paint in the region of Franconia Notch.