Wild specialized in hand-colored lithographs. These views, particularly the Valley of the Mississippi Illustrated, were some of the first depictions of the American West.
Wild fell gravely ill with tuberculosis[4] in the summer of 1846, and he was taken in by Davenport millinery businessman George L. Webb.[4] On his deathbed, Wild reflected upon his childhood and said that he yearned to die in homeland in Switzerland, but it was a wish that was to not be fulfilled.[4] Wild died on August 12, 1846.[5] Wild was laid to rest nearly on the banks of the river, which he had painted for years. Wild's grave site was unmarked for decades.[6]
University of Pennsylvania campus, located on the west side of 9th Street between Market and Chestnut Streets in Philadelphia, in hand colored lithograph created in 1842 by John Caspar Wild of Penn's then Medical Hall (left) and College Hall (right), both built 1829–1830
Pennsylvania Hospital, circa 1840, Library Company of Philadelphia[7]
Further readingedit
Reps, John William, and J. C. Wild. 2006. John Caspar Wild: painter and printmaker of nineteenth-century urban America. St. Louis: Missouri Historical Society Press. ISBN1-883982-55-3 Designed by Steve Hartman of Creativille, Inc.
Wild, J. C., and Lewis Foulk Thomas. 1948. The valley of the Mississippi: illustrated in a series of views, accompanied with historical descriptions. St. Louis, Mo: Joseph Garnier. (this is a reprint; original edition published 1841–2)
Referencesedit
^ abJohn Caspar Wild: Painter and Printmaker of 19th Century Urban America, John W. Reps. Page1
^John Caspar Wild: Painter and Printmaker of 19th Century Urban America, John W. Reps. Page 95
^ abcGeschichte der Stadt Davenport, August P. Richter, Page 293
^John Caspar Wild: Painter and Printmaker of 19th Century Urban America, John W. Reps. Page 105
^"Artist is the reason we know what Davenport looked like". 13 September 2014.
^"Pennsylvania Hospital". Library Company of Philadelphia. World Digital Library. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to John Caspar Wild.
John Cushman Abbott Exhibit Supplement includes a discussion of Wild and his book The Valley of the Mississippi Illustrated in a Series of Views, a slide show of illustrations from the book, and a downloadable pdf of the book.
February 15, 2024
john, caspar, wild, wild, 1804, august, 1846, swiss, american, painter, lithographer, created, early, city, views, landscapes, philadelphia, cincinnati, louis, davenport, iowa, wild, grave, monumentbornjohann, caspar, wild, july, 1804richterswil, switzerlanddi. John Caspar Wild or J C Wild 2 1804 August 12 1846 was a Swiss American painter and lithographer He created early city views and landscapes of Philadelphia Cincinnati St Louis and Davenport Iowa 2 John Caspar WildWild s grave monumentBornJohann Caspar Wild 1 July 1 1804Richterswil SwitzerlandDiedAugust 12 1846Davenport Iowa U S NationalitySwissKnown forPainting printmakingCincinnati from behind Newport Barracks 1835Wild specialized in hand colored lithographs These views particularly the Valley of the Mississippi Illustrated were some of the first depictions of the American West Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Notable collections 4 Further reading 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editWild was born in Richterswil in the Canton of Zurich 1 in Switzerland Career editHe moved to Paris France In 1832 he moved to Philadelphia Pennsylvania 2 He later moved to St Louis Missouri 3 In summer 1844 he moved a final time to Davenport Iowa a small town in the upper Mississippi River Valley Wild fell gravely ill with tuberculosis 4 in the summer of 1846 and he was taken in by Davenport millinery businessman George L Webb 4 On his deathbed Wild reflected upon his childhood and said that he yearned to die in homeland in Switzerland but it was a wish that was to not be fulfilled 4 Wild died on August 12 1846 5 Wild was laid to rest nearly on the banks of the river which he had painted for years Wild s grave site was unmarked for decades 6 Notable collections editUniversity of Pennsylvania 1842 from collection of the Library Company of Philadelphia 2 nbsp University of Pennsylvania campus located on the west side of 9th Street between Market and Chestnut Streets in Philadelphia in hand colored lithograph created in 1842 by John Caspar Wild of Penn s then Medical Hall left and College Hall right both built 1829 1830Pennsylvania Hospital circa 1840 Library Company of Philadelphia 7 Further reading editReps John William and J C Wild 2006 John Caspar Wild painter and printmaker of nineteenth century urban America St Louis Missouri Historical Society Press ISBN 1 883982 55 3 Designed by Steve Hartman of Creativille Inc 1 Wild J C and Lewis Foulk Thomas 1948 The valley of the Mississippi illustrated in a series of views accompanied with historical descriptions St Louis Mo Joseph Garnier this is a reprint original edition published 1841 2 References edit a b John Caspar Wild Painter and Printmaker of 19th Century Urban America John W Reps Page1 a b c d University of Pennsylvania Library Company of Philadelphia World Digital Library Retrieved 1 January 2014 John Caspar Wild Painter and Printmaker of 19th Century Urban America John W Reps Page 95 a b c Geschichte der Stadt Davenport August P Richter Page 293 John Caspar Wild Painter and Printmaker of 19th Century Urban America John W Reps Page 105 Artist is the reason we know what Davenport looked like 13 September 2014 Pennsylvania Hospital Library Company of Philadelphia World Digital Library Retrieved 1 January 2014 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to John Caspar Wild John Cushman Abbott Exhibit Supplement includes a discussion of Wild and his book The Valley of the Mississippi Illustrated in a Series of Views a slide show of illustrations from the book and a downloadable pdf of the book Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Caspar Wild amp oldid 1165319862, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
