John Pope (artist)

John Pope (1821–1880) was an artist in Boston, Massachusetts, and New York in the 19th century. He painted portraits of W.H. Prescott, Daniel Webster and others.[1][2] He belonged to the Boston Artists' Association; and exhibited with the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association (1844)[3] and the New England Art Union (1852).[4] Pope kept a studio in Boston's Tremont Temple;[5] around 1857 he moved to New York.[6] He died of illness in New York in 1880. According to one report: "Just before dying he called for his paint brush, and died holding it in his hand."[7]

John Pope, 1854, salted paper print by Masury & Silsbee, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Department of Image Collections.
Self-portrait by John Pope, 19th century (National Academy of Design, New York)

References
  1. The Crayon, Vol. 5, No. 6 (Jun., 1858)
  2. Dearinger. 2004
  3. 4th exhibition of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association. Boston: Crocker, 1844.
  4. Bulletin of the New England Art Union, no. 1, 1852.
  5. Destructive Fire. Boston Daily Atlas; Date: 04-01-1852
  6. Dearinger. 2004
  7. New York Times, Dec. 31, 1880.

Further reading
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  • David Bernard Dearinger. Paintings and Sculpture in the Collection of the National Academy of Design: 1826–1925. NY: Hudson Hills Press, 2004
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