John Wolcott Adams
John Wolcott Adams (1874–1925) was an American illustrator.
John Wolcott Adams
- Name
- John Wolcott Adams
- Born
- 7 October 1874
- Birthplace
- Worcester, Massachusetts, US
- Died
- 24 June 1925
- Place of death
- New York, US
- Occupation
- Illustrator
- Education
- School of the Museum of Fine Arts Art Students League of New York John Wolcott Adams (1874–1925) was an American illustrator.
- Nationality
- United States
- Known for
- Castello Plan Redraft
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• Name — John Wolcott Adams • Born — 7 October 1874 • Birthplace — Worcester, Massachusetts, US • Died — 24 June 1925 • Place of death — New York, US • Occupation — Illustrator • Education — School of the Museum of Fine Arts Art Students League of New York John Wolcott Adams (1874–1925) was an American illustrator.
Biography
Biography
Adams was born on 7 November 1874 in Worcester, Massachusetts. He married Frances Pendleton Sheldon (1903–1920). He was the son of John Francis and Ellen Wilson Adams, and a descendant of a New England family. This family had produced two United States presidents. Adams was interested in the theatre, and he was able to design at least one stage setting that was designed for a 1923 Walter Hampden production. He died in New York on June 24, 1925, of appendicitis.
Education
Education
Adams studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. In 1898, he went to New York, where he attended the Art Students League of New York classes.
Groups
Groups
Adams was a member of the following groups: • The Players • The Dutch Treat Club • The Society of Illustrators
Works
Works
Adams contributed to the following periodicals: • Everybody's Success • Youth's Companion • Saturday Evening Post • Delineator • Collier's In 1916, Adams, with Isaac Newton Phelps Stokes, produced a colorful redraft of the 1660 Castello Plan map of New York City.
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John Wolcott Adams is recorded as illustrator and cartographer.
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1874
John Wolcott Adams was born in 1874 at Worcester.
1925
John Wolcott Adams died in 1925.
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