Washington Bogart Cooper | |
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 Self-portrait (1885) | |
| Born | September 18, 1802 near Jonesborough, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | March 30, 1888 (aged 85) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Olivet Cemetery |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Spouse | Ann Litton |
| Children | James Cooper James Litton Cooper Kate Cooper Joseph Litton Cooper |
| Relatives | William Brown Cooper (brother) |
Washington Bogart Cooper (September 18, 1802 – March 30, 1888) was an American portrait painter, sometimes known as "the man of a thousand portraits".[1][2][3]
- ^ James Hoobler, "Washington Bogart Cooper," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture.
- ^ Estill Curtis Pennington, Lessons in Likeness: Portrait Painters in Kentucky and the Ohio River Valley, 1802–1920 : Featuring Works from Filson Historical Society, Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky, 2011. ISBN 9780813126128. p. 122
- ^ Patti Carr Black, Art in Mississippi, 1720–1980, Oxford, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, 1998, p. 70 [1]