John Pope (1821–1880) was an artist in Boston, Massachusetts, and New York in the 19th century. He painted portraits of W.H. Prescott, Daniel Webster and others.[1][2] He belonged to the Boston Artists' Association; and exhibited with the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association (1844)[3] and the New England Art Union (1852).[4] Pope kept a studio in Boston's Tremont Temple;[5] around 1857 he moved to New York.[6] He died of illness in New York in 1880. According to one report: "Just before dying he called for his paint brush, and died holding it in his hand."[7]
References edit
- ^ The Crayon, Vol. 5, No. 6 (Jun., 1858)
- ^ Dearinger. 2004
- ^ 4th exhibition of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association. Boston: Crocker, 1844.
- ^ Bulletin of the New England Art Union, no. 1, 1852.
- ^ Destructive Fire. Boston Daily Atlas; Date: 04-01-1852
- ^ Dearinger. 2004
- ^ New York Times, Dec. 31, 1880.
Further reading edit
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- Death of John Pope, the artist. New York Times, Dec. 31, 1880.
- David Bernard Dearinger. Paintings and Sculpture in the Collection of the National Academy of Design: 1826–1925. NY: Hudson Hills Press, 2004