Cobb, Darius (1834-1919). A painter and writer, died at his home in Newton Upper Falls, Mass., April 23, 1919. He was born in Maiden, Massachusetts, August 6, 1834, and was a twin brother of the late... Read full biography
Cobb, Darius (1834-1919). A painter and writer, died at his home in Newton Upper Falls, Mass., April 23, 1919. He was born in Maiden, Massachusetts, August 6, 1834, and was a twin brother of the late sculptor, Cyrus Cobb. He was a pupil of E. M. Judkins and George Inness. He served throughout the... Read full biography
Cobb, Darius (1834-1919). A painter and writer, died at his home in Newton Upper Falls, Mass., April 23, 1919. He was born in Maiden, Massachusetts, August 6, 1834, and was a twin brother of the late sculptor, Cyrus Cobb. He was a pupil of E. M. Judkins and George Inness. He served throughout the Civil War with the 44th Massachusetts Volunteeers. He was at one time art critic of The Boston Traveler, and was a lecturer on art. His work includes Washington on Dorchester Heights, in the National... Read full biography
Cobb, Darius (1834-1919). A painter and writer, died at his home in Newton Upper Falls, Mass., April 23, 1919. He was born in Maiden, Massachusetts, August 6, 1834, and was a twin brother of the late sculptor, Cyrus Cobb. He was a pupil of E. M. Judkins and George Inness. He served throughout the Civil War with the 44th Massachusetts Volunteeers. He was at one time art critic of The Boston Traveler, and was a lecturer on art. His work includes Washington on Dorchester Heights, in the National D.A.R. Building in Washington; Portraits in the capitols of New Hampshire and Massachusetts; nine decorative paintings of French History, Hotel Tuileries, Boston. His best known work was The Master, a head of Christ on which he worked for almost fifty... Read full biography
Cobb, Darius (1834-1919). A painter and writer, died at his home in Newton Upper Falls, Mass., April 23, 1919. He was born in Maiden, Massachusetts, August 6, 1834, and was a twin brother of the late sculptor, Cyrus Cobb. He was a pupil of E. M. Judkins and George Inness. He served throughout the Civil War with the 44th Massachusetts Volunteeers. He was at one time art critic of The Boston Traveler, and was a lecturer on art. His work includes Washington on Dorchester Heights, in the National D.A.R. Building in Washington; Portraits in the capitols of New Hampshire and Massachusetts; nine decorative paintings of French History, Hotel Tuileries, Boston. His best known work was The Master, a head of Christ on which he worked for almost fifty years. Source:. The American Art Annual, Obituar... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (12)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Rediscovering Some New England Artists, 1875-1900
1987
Kristiansen, Rolf and John J. Leahy
316 pages
Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
1,081 pages
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
The Boston Athenaeum Art Exhibition Index 1827-1874 (Exhibition catalog)
1980
Perkins, Robert/Wm J Gavin III
325 pages (color)
American Still Life Painting
1971
Gerdts, William; Russell Burke
264 pages (color)
The Marine Paintings and Drawings in the Peabody Museum
1968
Brewington, M V and Dorothy
530 pages (color)
The New York Historical Society's Dictionary of Artists in America 1564-1860
1957
Groce, George; David Wallace
759 pages
After the Hunt: William Harnett and Other American Still Life Painters
1953
Frankenstein, Alfred
189 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index