William F. Cogswell (July 15, 1819 – December 24, 1903[1]) was a portrait painter who was born in Fabius, New York. In the 1830s, while working in a color factory in Buffalo, New York, he taught himself to paint. During the 1840s, he worked in New York City as a professional portrait artist.[2] He lived in California from 1873 on, with the exception of several trips to Hawaii between 1878 and 1897.[3] He died in Pasadena, California, on December 24, 1903.[4]
^"Portraits of Many Notable Persons Painted By William Cogswell, Just Dead". The Cincinnati Enquirer. December 26, 1903. p. 2. from the original on June 24, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
william, cogswell, july, 1819, december, 1903, portrait, painter, born, fabius, york, 1830s, while, working, color, factory, buffalo, york, taught, himself, paint, during, 1840s, worked, york, city, professional, portrait, artist, lived, california, from, 1873. William F Cogswell July 15 1819 December 24 1903 1 was a portrait painter who was born in Fabius New York In the 1830s while working in a color factory in Buffalo New York he taught himself to paint During the 1840s he worked in New York City as a professional portrait artist 2 He lived in California from 1873 on with the exception of several trips to Hawaii between 1878 and 1897 3 He died in Pasadena California on December 24 1903 4 William F CogswellBorn 1819 07 15 July 15 1819Fabius New York U S DiedDecember 24 1903 1903 12 24 aged 84 Pasadena California U S Resting placeEvergreen Cemetery Los Angeles Contents 1 Legacy 2 Gallery 3 Footnotes 4 References 5 External linksLegacy editCogswell is most noted for his portraits of Ulysses S Grant currently hanging in the United States Senate and Abraham Lincoln which hangs in the White House He also painted Hawaiian royalty including King Kalakaua Princess Liliuokalani Queen Emma King Kamehameha IV and King Kamehameha V the latter two from photographs 3 The Bishop Museum Honolulu the Butler Institute of American Art Youngstown Ohio the Crocker Art Museum Sacramento California the Joslyn Art Museum Omaha Nebraska the National Portrait Gallery Washington DC the New York Historical Society the Ohio Historical Society Columbus Ohio the Haggin Museum Stockton California the Indiana State Museum Indianapolis the White House the Union League Club of Chicago and the Mabel Tainter Theater in Menomonie Wisconsin are among the public collections holding paintings by William Cogswell 5 Gallery edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to William F Cogswell nbsp 1868 Ulysses S Grant nbsp 1869 Abraham LincolnFootnotes edit SNAC New York Historical Society 1957 a b Severson 2002 Portraits of Many Notable Persons Painted By William Cogswell Just Dead The Cincinnati Enquirer December 26 1903 p 2 Archived from the original on June 24 2016 via Newspapers com nbsp AskArt com Archived 2011 06 29 at the Wayback MachineReferences editNew York Historical Society Dictionary of Artists in America New Haven Yale University Press 1957 Severson Don R Finding Paradise Island Art in Private Collections University of Hawaii Press 2002 pp 80 81 Collection of worksExternal links editobituary bio bio William F Cogswell at Find a Grave nbsp This article about a painter from the United States born in the 1810s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William F Cogswell amp oldid 1087841067, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
