Birth: 5-1-1853 Guilford County, North Carolina Death: 1-17-1933 Cincinnati, Ohio Married: Mary Merlatt 1875 Known For: Woodland scenes, beach trees Associations: Richmond Art Association, Hoosier Salon, Chicago Galleries Association Awards: Herron Art Institute 1917, Indianapolis Art Association 1917, Hoosier Salon 1927 Facts Raised on a farm near Monrovia, IN after his family moved from North Carolina Encouraged by James Whitcomb Riley to further pursue art, Riley gave John books by well-known artists to study Lived 10 years in New York City working as a portraitist and photographer Moved to Richmond, IN in 1888 to became the head of the art department at Earlham College Taught art classes at the college for eight years until he left to paint full time Was considered the dean of the Richmond group of artists Exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, National Arts Club in New York John was one of the founders of the Art Association of Richmond Moved
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