Henry W. Herrick was born on August 23, 1824 in Hopkinton New Hampshire. His father, IsraelHerrick, was a merchant and lumber dealer. His mother, Martha (Trow) Herrick, was anamateur painter who had studied with Jedediah Morse. His mother recognized and encouragedHenry’s pursuit of art. By the age of eight he was painting flowers, birds, and other objects ofnature with his mother’s guidance. The family resided in Manchester for most of Henry’schildhood. Herrick’s career took him all over the country. Still in his teens, Herrick moved to Tennessee towork as a portrait artist. In 1852, he took a teaching job at an all-women’s design school in NewYork.  He was an early advocate for equal employment rights for women in the engravingprofession. He left the school in 1858 to concentrate on his own work as an engraver, andduring the Civil War he was a leading engraver for Harper’s Weekly. His proclaimed art workspoke to a nation in peril and his illustrations were said to have the wisdom of a much olderman. In 1865, at the age of 41, after a successful career as an art teacher and wood engraver, Henryreturned to Manchester to care for his aging mother. Despite Manchester’s bustling industrialcenter, Henry was more drawn to the small side streets and quiet farms that lay on theoutskirts of Manchester, and chose to make these the focus of much of his later work. By 1875, Henry Herrick was still living in Manchester, working as engraver in both Boston andNew York, and perfecting a new technique: watercolor. A trendy medium in the art worldduring this time, watercolor allowed Herrick a more subtle way to engage the characters thathe been using in his engraving work. The characters he created, from John Stark to everydaymill workers, very seldom sat idle. They were engaged in activities such as fighting, driving andhunting. Herrick died in 1906, survived by his wife, Clara H. (Parkinson) Herrick. He left behind a legacyof high quality, truly expressive artwork. His passion for the community and art led himto help found the Manchester Art Association. He was also an early member of the ManchesterHistoric Association and served as its second president from 1900 to 1904.  Henry W. Herrick isburied at Universalist Church Cemetery in Nashua, New Hampshire.

Henry W. Herrick

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