Blanton Museum of Art, University of Texas (Austin)
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1835 Fort Ann, New York - 1903 New York City. Known for: Cat portraits, genre and landscape paintings.
John Henry Dolph, is best known as painter of domestic animals, especially cats. He was born in 1835 in Fort Ann, New York, and spent much of his career there, although from 1857 to 1861, he worked... Read full biography
John Henry Dolph, is best known as painter of domestic animals, especially cats. He was born in 1835 in Fort Ann, New York, and spent much of his career there, although from 1857 to 1861, he worked in Ohio as a portrait and landscape painter. He also tried to find work in Chicago. Moving to New... Read full biography
John Henry Dolph, is best known as painter of domestic animals, especially cats. He was born in 1835 in Fort Ann, New York, and spent much of his career there, although from 1857 to 1861, he worked in Ohio as a portrait and landscape painter. He also tried to find work in Chicago. Moving to New York City in about 1865, he attracted attention with his scenes of American rural life, especially farm genre and animal life. Then for five years Dolph studied in Paris and Antwerp, where Louis van... Read full biography
John Henry Dolph, is best known as painter of domestic animals, especially cats. He was born in 1835 in Fort Ann, New York, and spent much of his career there, although from 1857 to 1861, he worked in Ohio as a portrait and landscape painter. He also tried to find work in Chicago. Moving to New York City in about 1865, he attracted attention with his scenes of American rural life, especially farm genre and animal life. Then for five years Dolph studied in Paris and Antwerp, where Louis van Kuyck tutored him in his specialty of animal painting, particularly horses. After returning to New York City by 1872, and finding his farm scenes not very popular, Dolph tried painting portraits, medieval genre and architectural studies. Again, he had... Read full biography
John Henry Dolph, is best known as painter of domestic animals, especially cats. He was born in 1835 in Fort Ann, New York, and spent much of his career there, although from 1857 to 1861, he worked in Ohio as a portrait and landscape painter. He also tried to find work in Chicago. Moving to New York City in about 1865, he attracted attention with his scenes of American rural life, especially farm genre and animal life. Then for five years Dolph studied in Paris and Antwerp, where Louis van Kuyck tutored him in his specialty of animal painting, particularly horses. After returning to New York City by 1872, and finding his farm scenes not very popular, Dolph tried painting portraits, medieval genre and architectural studies. Again, he had trouble finding an active market, but another type of painting did find buyers---dog and cat subjects, and especially cats. Th... Read full biography
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Museums & Collections (8)
All MuseumsNew-York Historical Society
2 West 77th Street At Central Park
New York City, NY 10024Portland Art Museum, Oregon
1219 Sw Park Avenue
Portland, OR 97205Sheldon Museum of Art
12th &Amp; R Streets
Lincoln, NE 68588-0300The Newark Museum of Art
49 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
118 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102The Walters Art Museum
600 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-5185Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Ganesvoort Street
New York City, NY 10014