Monday 2 May 2011

John White Alexander

Repose, 1895

Alethea, 1895

A quiet hour, ca. 1901

An interesting book, ca. 1901

Jesse Steele reading

Evolution of the book, 1896
One of the murals in the Library of Congress, Washington

John White Alexander

born October 7, 1856 in Allegheny (Pennsylvania), U.S.A.

died May 31, 1915 (58) in New York, U.S.A.

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2 comments:

  1. His work is so beautiful. I am trying to find out if he did any mural work in private homes (especially in Blairsden, in NJ - built in 1903).

    I love his painting style - so gorgeous. Thanks for posting!

    Linda

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  2. @Linda Leyble, thank you, you 're welcome

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