Cassius Marcellus Coolidge, also known as Cash Coolidge, created the whimsical "Poker Dogs," a series of oil paintings made in the 1920s depicting a group not only playing poker but engaged in other usually human activities.
He was born on September 18, 1844 on a farm between the small towns of Antwerp and Philadelphia, New York. Called "Cash" by his friends, he was named after Cassius Marcellus Clay, the brother of the famous statesmen Henry Clay. According to the Catalogue of (showing 500 of 6945 characters). |
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