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John Elliott

John Elliott

Artist
WA-00048258
Painting
Representation
None documented
0
Institutional Exhibitions
21
Works in Collection
28
Assets Indexed
6
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
70%
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Authority Records (1)

Field Verification (6 fields)

1 cross-verified · 5 single-source
  • Is PublishedManual· 100%✓
  • Birth yearWikidata· 92%
  • Death yearWikidata· 92%
  • NationalityWikidata· 92%
  • Primary mediumWikidata· 92%
  • BiographyWikipedia· 88%

Source Registry (1)

About

Why this artist matters now

John Elliott was an artist, illustrator, and muralist. Born in Lincolnshire, England, he studied in Paris at the Académie Julian under Carolus-Duran. In 1878, he went to Rome to study with José Villegas Cordero and there met his future wife, Maud Howe, Pulitzer-prize-winning American writer and the daughter of Julia Ward Howe, the author of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." Elliott is known for his epic Symbolist murals including working alongside his friend and colleague John Singer Sargent to provide murals for the Boston Central Library, as well as creating a mural in the National Museum

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 95% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (21)

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Artwork sources (2)

21 published of 21 catalogued · 21 with image
  • Smithsonian
    20 published20 img
  • Wikidata
    1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 2)

10 entries · 1 sources
  • Richard McCall Elliot, Jr.
    1950 · Smithsonian · 5 prov
    Wikidata·titleWikidata·mediumWikidata·year_createdWikidata·primary_image_urlWikidata·artwork_type
  • Julia Ward Howe
    1917 · Wikidata · 5 prov
    Wikidata·titleWikidata·mediumWikidata·year_createdWikidata·primary_image_urlWikidata·artwork_type
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Images

John Elliott at the age of twenty two
Wikimedia Commons (Instagram fallback)
John Elliott, ptg. by Don Jose Villegas LCCN2014684938
Wikimedia Commons (Instagram fallback)
John Elliott The Making of the First Musical Instrument (detail)
Wikimedia Commons (Instagram fallback)
Diana of the Tides Mural by John Elliott
Wikimedia Commons (Instagram fallback)
John Elliott The Making of the First Musical Instrument framed
Wikimedia Commons (Instagram fallback)
Samuel Gridley Howe John Elliot
Wikimedia Commons (Instagram fallback)
Julia Ward Howe 1819 1910 (1916) (14771920635)
Wikimedia Commons (Instagram fallback)

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Smithsonian American Art Museum
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In collection
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Washington, D.C., United States
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