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1837 Hagerstown, Maryland - 1920 Baltimore, Maryland. Known for: Landscape and historical painting, illustration.
John Ross Key was the grandson of Francis Scott Key, author of the Star Spangled Banner. He was born in Hagerstown, Maryland in 1832*, and raised in Washington, D.C. Key was a draftsman with the... Read full biography
John Ross Key was the grandson of Francis Scott Key, author of the Star Spangled Banner. He was born in Hagerstown, Maryland in 1832*, and raised in Washington, D.C. Key was a draftsman with the United States Coast Survey from 1853 to 1856, serving with Gilbert Munger (1837-1903) and James Abbot... Read full biography
John Ross Key was the grandson of Francis Scott Key, author of the Star Spangled Banner. He was born in Hagerstown, Maryland in 1832*, and raised in Washington, D.C. Key was a draftsman with the United States Coast Survey from 1853 to 1856, serving with Gilbert Munger (1837-1903) and James Abbot McNeill Whistler (1834-1903). He served with the Federal Corp of Engineers in Charleston, South Carolina, and made an artistic record of the Federal siege of that Confederate city in 1863. Immediately... Read full biography
John Ross Key was the grandson of Francis Scott Key, author of the Star Spangled Banner. He was born in Hagerstown, Maryland in 1832*, and raised in Washington, D.C. Key was a draftsman with the United States Coast Survey from 1853 to 1856, serving with Gilbert Munger (1837-1903) and James Abbot McNeill Whistler (1834-1903). He served with the Federal Corp of Engineers in Charleston, South Carolina, and made an artistic record of the Federal siege of that Confederate city in 1863. Immediately after the war Key worked in New York City (1866), and then in Baltimore (1867-1868) and later Boston (1878). In the late 1860's and early 1870's Key was in Northern California. In 1869 he moved to San Francisco. While in California, Key traveled... Read full biography
John Ross Key was the grandson of Francis Scott Key, author of the Star Spangled Banner. He was born in Hagerstown, Maryland in 1832*, and raised in Washington, D.C. Key was a draftsman with the United States Coast Survey from 1853 to 1856, serving with Gilbert Munger (1837-1903) and James Abbot McNeill Whistler (1834-1903). He served with the Federal Corp of Engineers in Charleston, South Carolina, and made an artistic record of the Federal siege of that Confederate city in 1863. Immediately after the war Key worked in New York City (1866), and then in Baltimore (1867-1868) and later Boston (1878). In the late 1860's and early 1870's Key was in Northern California. In 1869 he moved to San Francisco. While in California, Key traveled extensively, painting scenes of Yosemite, Carmel, Lake Tahoe, and the Giant Sequoia trees. He r... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Cartography, Mapmaking, Globes, Topography
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Moving Scenic Panorama Painting, 3-D Diorama
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Sketch, Sketching
Art Media
- •Charcoal
- •Colored Pencil
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Gouache
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
Art Subject
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Botanics, Plant Life
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Gardens, Garden Scenes
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •National Parks and/or State Parks
- •Panoramic View and/or Large Scale Panoramic Artwork
- •Still Life
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
- •Charleston, South Carolina Pre 1940
- •Colorado Before 1900
- •Lake George, New York
- •Lake Tahoe, California
- •Minnesota, Upper Mississippi Before 1900
- •Missouri River Valley Before 1900
- •Monterey, Carmel California
- •Northern California Before 1900
- •Paris Studied and/or Worked Before 1900
- •Virginia Before 1900
- •West Virginia Before 1920
- •White Mountains, New Hampshire
- •Yosemite National Park
Art Association
- •Boston Art Club
- •Society of Independent Artists-
- •Society of Washington Artists (DC)
Art School
- •German Academies Before 1900
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Art Collection
- •Kahn Collection
Added Description
- •Civil War Artist and/or Photographer
- •Expedition Artist of Drawings, Paintings, and/or Photographs
- •Self Taught, Autodidact
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Greater America Exposition, Omaha
- •Trans-Mississippi & International Exposition, 1898, Omaha
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Boston Art Club-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Society of Independent Artists--
Exhibition of Museum
- •Boston Athenaeum
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts