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| Illustrator and naturalist James Graham Cooper was born in New York City (1830). He attended and graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City, then practiced medicine for two years. As a physician, Cooper joined the 1853-55 western railway survey,. While on this trip he painted Mt. Rainier twice, which was later reproduced.
Cooper then settled in California, working as an orinthologist, zoologist and wrote on the natural history of California and Washington.
Source:
Groce and Wallace, "The New York Historical Society's Dictionary of Artists in America"
Peter Falk, "Who Was Who in American Art" |
This biography from the Archives of AskART:
| | Born in NYC on June 19, 1830. Cooper graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons and then established a medical practice in NYC. In 1853 he joined the western railway survey which was headed by Isaac Stevens. Cooper’s sketches of Mount Rainier and Puget Sound appeared in Stevens‘ report. He opted to remain in California where he became known as an ornithologist and zoologist. He died in Hayward, CA on June 19, 1902. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Artists and Illustrators of the Old West (Robert Taft); Artists of the American West (Doris Dawdy); New York Historical Society's Dictionary of Artists in America (Groce, George C. and David H. Wallace). | | Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here. |
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