Adams was born on 7 November 1874 in Worcester, Massachusetts. He married Frances Pendleton Sheldon (1903–1920). John Wolcott Adams was the son of John Francis and Ellen Wilson Adams and descendant of a New England family. This family had produced two United States presidents. Adams was interested in the theatre, and he was able to design at least one stage setting that was designed for a 1923 Walter Hampden production.
He died in New York on June 24, 1925, of appendicitis.[2]
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John Wolcott Adams studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and in 1898 he went to New York where he attended the Art Students League of New York classes.[2]
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John Wolcott Adams was a member of the following groups:
john, wolcott, adams, 1874, 1925, american, illustrator, born, 1874, october, 1874worcester, massachusetts, usdiedjune, 1925, 1925, aged, york, useducationschool, museum, fine, artsart, students, league, yorkoccupationillustrator, contents, biography, educatio. John Wolcott Adams 1874 1925 was an American illustrator 1 John Wolcott AdamsBorn 1874 10 07 October 7 1874Worcester Massachusetts USDiedJune 24 1925 1925 06 24 aged 50 New York USEducationSchool of the Museum of Fine ArtsArt Students League of New YorkOccupationIllustrator Contents 1 Biography 2 Education 3 Groups 4 Works 5 References 6 External linksBiography editAdams was born on 7 November 1874 in Worcester Massachusetts He married Frances Pendleton Sheldon 1903 1920 John Wolcott Adams was the son of John Francis and Ellen Wilson Adams and descendant of a New England family This family had produced two United States presidents Adams was interested in the theatre and he was able to design at least one stage setting that was designed for a 1923 Walter Hampden production He died in New York on June 24 1925 of appendicitis 2 Education editJohn Wolcott Adams studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and in 1898 he went to New York where he attended the Art Students League of New York classes 2 Groups editJohn Wolcott Adams was a member of the following groups The Players The Dutch Treat Club The Society of Illustrators 2 Works editJohn Wolcott Adams contributed to the following periodicals Everybody s Success Youth s Companion Saturday Evening Post Delineator Collier s 2 In 1916 Adams with Isaac Newton Phelps Stokes produced a colorful redraft of the 1660 Castello Plan map of New York City References edit Andrew Wyeth Rekindles Interest In John Wolcott Adams With Exhibit Philadelphia Inquirer September 20 1998 Retrieved 2011 04 12 a b c d Adams John Wolcott 1874 1925 7 January 2013 Archived from the original on 12 March 2016 Retrieved 8 January 2013 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to John Wolcott Adams nbsp Wikisource has original works by or about John Wolcott Adams Works by John Wolcott Adams at Project Gutenberg Works by or about John Wolcott Adams at Internet Archive John Wolcott Adams at IMDb nbsp This article about an American illustrator is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Wolcott Adams amp oldid 1219955173, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
