Background
Martin, Roger Hemenway was born on September 3, 1925 in Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Roger Hemenway and Ellie Emelia (Oker) Martin.
Martin, Roger Hemenway was born on September 3, 1925 in Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Roger Hemenway and Ellie Emelia (Oker) Martin.
Diploma with honors, Boston Museum School, 1950. Doctor of Fine Arts (honorary), Montserrat College, 1998.
Teacher New England School of Art, Boston, 1966-1970. Founding member, associate professor faculty Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, Massachusetts, since 1970. Member of faculty Gordon College, Wenham, Massachusetts, 1976-1984.
One-man shows include Carl Siembab Gallery, Boston, 1969, Eugenics Gallery, Magnolia, Massachusetts, 1969, Manchester Art Association (Massachusetts), 1970, South Vermont Art Center, Manchester, 1970, Rockport Art Association (Massachusetts), 1970, 83, Marion Art Center (Mass), 1975, Galleria Roseanna, Boston, 1976, Stagecoach House Gallery, Gloucester, Massachusetts, 1977, Montserrat School Visual Art Gallery, Beverly, 1979, Retrospective, 1990, Pingree School Gallery, South Hamilton, Massachusetts, 1980, Orphanos Gallery, Boston, 1987-1988, others
Group shows include Rockport Art Association, 1954-1975, 80—, De Cordova and Dana Museum, 1965, Institute Contemporary Art, Boston, 1964, Carl Siembab Gallery, Boston, 1968, 69, Eugenics Gallery, Magnolia, 1969, Phoenix Gallery, 1969, Montserrat School Visual Art, 1970-1983, Doll and Richards Gallery, Boston, 1973-1975, School Saint Gallery, Rockport, 1983, 85, Orphanos Gallery, Boston, 1987-1988, Judi Rotenberg Gallery, Boston,1988-1989. Others; commissions include Prose and Poetry, Child Life Magazine.
Contributor articles Gloucester Daily Times, 1989. Illustrated books forBeacon Press., woodcuts and painting for United Church of Christ.
Illustrations for New Yorker magazine, New York Times, Atlantic Monthly, case designs and carvings for Fisk pipe organs at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, House of Hope Presbyterian Church, Saint Paul, Pohick Church, Lorton, Virginia, Stanford University (California), New Bern, North Carolina Captain Rockport Fire Department, 1970-1982.
Member Planning Board and Appeals Board, Rockport. President Andrews Point Association, Rockport.
(Book by Martin, Roger)
Member Rockport Fire Department, 1960-1983, captain 1970-1983. Member Planning Board and Appeals Board, Rockport. With United States Coast Guard, 1942-1946.
Married Joan Catherine Fertig, June 19, 1954. Children: Christopher, Rachel, Mari. Married Ann O'Grady, September 23, 1990.