Draft:Alice Dorothea (Ericson) Cosgrove

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Alice D. (Ericson) Cosgrove (February 16, 1909 – December 7, 1971) was a portrait artist, designer, draftswoman, art director and state artist. She created cards, posters, sketches, portraits and promotional art for the state of New Hampshire, mainly through her work at the New Hampshire State Planning and Development Commission.

She designed the New Hampshire Marine Memorial at Hampton, New Hampshire which honors New Hampshire war dead who were lost at sea, and the U.S. postage stamp depicting the Old Man of the Mountain. Cosgrove also created a youthful character, named “Chippa Granite,” whose purpose was to promote tourism and agriculture in New Hampshire.

Cosgrove painted murals at Way School, Claremont, New Hampshire, and commemorative portraits of the late George M. Putnam, Robert Frost and John F. Kennedy. She was a charter member of the New Hampshire Art Association.

Biography

Alice Dorothea Ericson was born on February 16, 1909 in Concord, New Hampshire to Eric H. Ericson and Sophia Granholm. She attended Concord schools, graduating from Concord High School (New Hampshire) in 1925. Ericson was a graduate of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Following graduation, Alice returned to Concord and, in 1935, participated in the Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project. Later, during the World War II era, she designed precision dials at Hoyt Electrical Instrument Works in Concord. She began working for the New Hampshire State Planning and Development Commission in 1946, retiring in 1971. Collections of her personal papers, and works can be found at the University of New Hampshire, and the New Hampshire Historical Society

Personal life

Alice D. Ericson married Roland "Roy" Cosgrove, son of Daniel J. & Mary (Roland) Cosgrove of Cambridge MA. They had one child. The Cosgrove family resided at 11 Tenney Street in Concord, New Hampshire. Alice Cosgrove died on December 7, 1971 at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Awards and Posthumous Recognition

In 1987 The University of New Hampshire Art Galleries hosted an exhibition of the work of Alice Ericson Cosgrove, with drawings ranging from figurative to abstract. Mary Louise Hancock, a colleague and member of the board of trustees for the University said Cosgrove "tended to use natural materials -- real trees and grass, running streams and fountains, and even live creatures. For one of the displays involving a beaver pond, the Fish and Game Department provided her with a live beaver." Hancock went on to state that Cosgrove "established her worth and dignity as an artist and woman of remarkable character."