Background
Pepper, Charles Hovey was born on August 27, 1864 in Waterville, Maine, United States. Son of George Dana Boardman and Annie (Grassie) Pepper.
Pepper, Charles Hovey was born on August 27, 1864 in Waterville, Maine, United States. Son of George Dana Boardman and Annie (Grassie) Pepper.
Bachelor of Arts, Colby College, 1889, Master of Arts, 1891, Doctor of Humane Letters, 1912. Studied Art Students’ League, 1890-1893, at Paris in Aman-Jean Atelier and Julian Academy, under Jean Paul Laurens and Benjamin Constant, 1893-1895.
Resided at Paris, France, 1893-1899, at Concord, Massachusetts, 1899-1933, Brookline, Massachusetts, since 1933. Exhibited 30 works at L’Art Nouveau Gallery, Paris, 1898. 40 at Rembrandt Gallery, London, 1899.
57 at Doll-Richards Gallery, Boston, 1903.
39 painted in Japan, at Kimball Gallery, Boston. 26 works of North Country Guides, Doll-Richards Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts, 1921-1922.
Also in Salon Champs Elysee, Paris France, and at Berlin, Vienna, Philadelphia, Chicago, New York City. Annual exhibitor 15 Gallery, New York City Went to Japan, 1903, painting and studying the old art of xylographs.
Traveled in Java, Burmah, India-Ceylon, 1904.
Represented in Museum Fine Arts, Boston. Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge. Worcester Art Museum.
Rhode Island School of Design.
Mills College, California. Colby College, Maine.
J. T. Spaulding Collection, Boston, other private collections.
Member New York Water Color. Clubs: City, Senior Bololph.
Married Frances Coburn, July 16, 1889. Children: Stephen C., Eunice P. (Mistress Langenbach).