Portrait of Lighthouse Keeper Roscoe Green Lopaus

A rare fox print found on page 145 of the Gibson book depicts a gray bearded man standing in the light house surrounded by the roaring sea and soaring seagulls.  This print is “On The Alert” and is based on an oil painting produced by Fox in 1904.   The original image that Fox used to create this painting is found in the November 5, 1904 publication “Outlook” and seen on the second page of the article  “Signals of the Sea”.  The photograph was taken by the author of the article, Arthur Hewitt and is titled “On The Lookout”.   The author describes his visit to the Minot’s Ledge Lighthouse. Continue reading →