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Definition of Motherwell
1. Noun. United States abstract expressionist painter (1915-1991).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Motherwell
Literary usage of Motherwell
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1894)
"Motherwell wrote verse from an early age. The ballad ' Jeanie Morrison ' was
sketched in his ... In 1818 Motherwell wrote verses for the Greenock ' Visitor. ..."
2. The English Poets: Selections with Critical Introductions by Various Writers by Thomas Humphry Ward (1917)
"[WILLIAM Motherwell, born in Glasgow in 1797, became a ' limb of the law' in 1819,
... Motherwell found in the mighty deeds and haughty spirit of the ..."
3. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner (1896)
"WILLIAM Motherwell (1797-1835) IHE short life of William Motherwell was involved
in much that was uncongenial to his nature and obstructive to his talent; ..."
4. The Romantic Movement in English Poetry by Arthur Symons (1909)
"WILLIAM Motherwell (1797-1835) l WILLIAM Motherwell was the son of an ironmonger;
... Motherwell was an adventurer or a trespasser on many provinces, ..."
5. The English Poets: Selections with Critical Introductions by Various Writers by Thomas Humphry Ward (1911)
"Motherwell found in the mighty deeds and haughty spirit of the irresistible
masters of the sea more congenial themes than the woes and the aspirations of ..."
6. James Hogg by George Brisbane Douglas (1899)
"WILLIAM Motherwell STRICTLY speaking, Motherwell is perhaps less a ' Famous Scot'
than an interesting phenomenon in Scottish letters. A born literary man, ..."
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