Background
Downes, William Howe was born on March 1, 1854 in Derby, Connecticut, United States. Son of William E. and Jane Maria (Howe) Downes.
Downes, William Howe was born on March 1, 1854 in Derby, Connecticut, United States. Son of William E. and Jane Maria (Howe) Downes.
Educated private schools and tutors. Studied German and French abroad 1 year.
Ernest Pierce), Dennis Sawyer, Barbara Howe, Carl Sawyer, Jerome Ireland Howe. Married second, Sarah Olive Lowell, May 16, 1892. 1 son, William Lowell.
Went to Vienna Exposition, 1873, as a newspaper correspondent. Reporter on Boston Globe several years, from 1874. Later on Daily Advertiser.
Art critic Boston Evening Transcript over 30 years. Retired, 1922. Honorary associate Guild of Boston Artists. Author: Life and Works of Winslow Homer, 1911.
John S. Sargent, His Life and Work, 1925. Address: Boston, Mass.
Married Helen Louise Sawyer, September 28, 1875 (died 1891).; married second, Sarah Olive Lowell, May 16, 1892. Children: Dorothy Helen (Mistress Wm.