"The Meadow Brook Hounds" 1930 by Franklin Brooke Voss
$1,800
Print Sz: 18"H x 26"W
Frame Sz: 30 3/4"H x 36 3/8"W
w/ gold leaf wood frame w/ scallop corner embellishment
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Franklin Brooke Voss (1880–1953) was an American painter.
Biography
Franklin Brooke Voss was born in New York City in 1880. He attended the Art Students League of New York, where George Bridgman was his teacher.
He was commissioned paintings by the Whitneys, Riddles, Vanderbilts, Phippses, Wideners, and Willis Sharpe Kilmer. He painted Man o' War, Equipoise, Seabiscuit, War Admiral, Sir Barton and Whirlaway. Some of his work can be found at the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame in Lake Worth, Florida
The Meadow Brook Hounds, established in 1881 on Long Island (Westbury, New York), was a premier American fox-hunting pack, particularly active between WWI and WWII. It originated as a prestigious hunt club, with its legacy continuing today through the Meadow Brook Hounds Pony Club (founded 1955), which focuses on youth riding education, horse management, and sportsmanship.
Key Aspects of The Meadow Brook Hounds:
Historical Significance: Founded in 1881, the club was a center for fox hunting, featuring prominently in New York society and winning cross-bred foxhound competitions in the 1930s.
Location: Headquartered in Westbury, New York, the hounds operated across the rural areas of Nassau County, Long Island