Benjamin Lee Whorf
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Benjamin Atwood Lee Whorf was an American linguist and fire prevention engineer best known for his advocacy of linguistic relativity. He believed that the structures of different languages shape how t
Whorf, c. 1936
Edward Sapir, Whorf's mentor in linguistics at Yale
John Whorf
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John Whorf was an American realist artist who is best known for his watercolors. From his first exhibition in 1923 until the last in 1958, his work remained popular with both critics and collectors. I
Benjamin Lee Whorf
…His father was an artist, intellectual, and designer – first working as a commercial artist and later as a dramatist. Whorf had two younger brothers, John and Richard, who both went on to become notable artists. John became an internationally renowned painter and illustrator; Richard was an actor in films…
John Whorf in Provincetown, about 1923
(1) John Whorf, Surf at Sunset, 1923, watercolor, 21 3/4 x 14 3/4 inches
(2) John Whorf, Venice, 1925, watercolor, 14 1/2 x 21 inches
(3) John Whorf, Bathers, about 1927, watercolor over graphite, 19 1/8 x 25 1/4 inches