John Neil O'Keeffe was born April 19, 1891 in Creston, Iowa. His father, John William O'Keeffe, was born in 1849 in Ireland and came to the U.S.A. in 1867. His mother, Ella Murphy, was born in 1857... Read full biography
John Neil O'Keeffe was born April 19, 1891 in Creston, Iowa. His father, John William O'Keeffe, was born in 1849 in Ireland and came to the U.S.A. in 1867. His mother, Ella Murphy, was born in 1857 in Ohio of Irish ancestry. His parents married in 1878 and had four children, of which he was the... Read full biography
John Neil O'Keeffe was born April 19, 1891 in Creston, Iowa. His father, John William O'Keeffe, was born in 1849 in Ireland and came to the U.S.A. in 1867. His mother, Ella Murphy, was born in 1857 in Ohio of Irish ancestry. His parents married in 1878 and had four children, of which he was the youngest, Clara (b.1880), Frank (1882), Rosella (b.1887) and John (b.1891). His father served as a Colonel in the Iowa National Guard and worked as a Clothing Merchant. The family lived at 300 South... Read full biography
John Neil O'Keeffe was born April 19, 1891 in Creston, Iowa. His father, John William O'Keeffe, was born in 1849 in Ireland and came to the U.S.A. in 1867. His mother, Ella Murphy, was born in 1857 in Ohio of Irish ancestry. His parents married in 1878 and had four children, of which he was the youngest, Clara (b.1880), Frank (1882), Rosella (b.1887) and John (b.1891). His father served as a Colonel in the Iowa National Guard and worked as a Clothing Merchant. The family lived at 300 South Division Street in Creston, Iowa. In 1895 his mother died at the age of thirty-six. After this tragic death the family moved to St. Louis, Missouri, where the father worked as a salesman for a publishing house. The elder son, Frank, also worked at the... Read full biography
John Neil O'Keeffe was born April 19, 1891 in Creston, Iowa. His father, John William O'Keeffe, was born in 1849 in Ireland and came to the U.S.A. in 1867. His mother, Ella Murphy, was born in 1857 in Ohio of Irish ancestry. His parents married in 1878 and had four children, of which he was the youngest, Clara (b.1880), Frank (1882), Rosella (b.1887) and John (b.1891). His father served as a Colonel in the Iowa National Guard and worked as a Clothing Merchant. The family lived at 300 South Division Street in Creston, Iowa. In 1895 his mother died at the age of thirty-six. After this tragic death the family moved to St. Louis, Missouri, where the father worked as a salesman for a publishing house. The elder son, Frank, also worked at the same company in the advertising department. The family lived at 4226 Russell Avenue. In 1909 at the age of eighteen John Neil O'Keef... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (7)
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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
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 1959 American Biographies