John Nelson Arnold
John Nelson Arnold (June 4, 1834 – May 31, 1909) was an American portrait painter.
John Nelson Arnold | |
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| Born | June 4, 1834 Masonville, Windham County, Connecticut |
| Died | May 31, 1909 (aged 74) |
| Occupation | Portrait painter |
Notable work | Art and Artists in Rhode Island (1905) |
He was born on June 4, 1834 in Masonville, Windham County, Connecticut.[1]
His portraits of governors are located in the Rhode Island State House and other portraits are in the Brown University Portrait Collection.[1][2][3] Arnold painted portraits of John Russell Bartlett, John Brown Francis, Reuben Guild, John Hay, John Pitman, Barnas Sears, James Mitchell Varnum, Sarah Helen Whitman, and Alva Woods, among others.[3]
He published Art and Artists in Rhode Island in 1905.[4][5] Arnold was also a member of the Providence Art Club from its founding in 1880 to his death in 1909.[6]
He married his student, Clara L. Maxfield in 1908. At the time, he was 73 and she was 27.[2] He died on May 31, 1909 and was buried in Providence, Rhode Island.[7]
References
- "John Nelson Arnold - Artist Biography". askART. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- "ARTIST, 73, TO WED PUPIL, 27.; John Nelson Arnold, Portrait Painter, to Take Miss Maxfield as Bride". The New York Times. February 7, 1908. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- "Portraits by John Nelson Arnold". Brown University Office of the Curator. Brown University. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- "Rhode Island Art History". Traditional Fine Arts Organization. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- Art and Artists in Rhode Island, By John Nelson Arnold, Rhode Island Citizens Historical Association. Published by Chronicle Printing Co., 1905. 47 pages
- "1880 – John N. Arnold". Providence Art Club. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- "John Nelson Arnold". Find a Grave. December 24, 2011. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
External links
- Portraits by John Nelson Arnold at the Brown University Portrait Collection
- Portraits by John Nelson Arnold at Wikimedia Commons