| LC control no. | n 83227223 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Sartain, John, 1808-1897 |
| Variant(s) | Sartain, 1808-1897 |
| Other standard no. | Q3182429 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Philadelphia (Pa.) |
| Birth date | 1808-10-24 |
| Death date | 1897-10-25 |
| Place of birth | London (England) |
| Place of death | Philadelphia (Pa.) |
| Field of activity | Art Engraving Publishers and publishing Journalism--Editing Art--Study and teaching |
| Affiliation | Philadelphia School of Design for Women |
| Profession or occupation | Artists Engravers Publishers and publishing Art teachers |
| Found in | His The reminiscences of a very old man, 1808-1897, 1900, c1899: t.p. (John Sartain) LC data base, 9-30-83 (Sartain, John, 1808-1897) Mirror of life, 1847: t.p. (plates engraved by Sartain) Wikipedia, Nov. 28, 2023 (John Sartain (October 24, 1808 - October 25, 1897) was an English-born American artist who pioneered mezzotint engraving in the United States; born in London, England; in 1830 settled in Philadelphia; studied with Joshua Shaw and Manuel J. de Franca; editor and proprietor of Campbell's Foreign Semi-Monthly Magazine in 1843; 1849 to 1852 he published Union Magazine with George Rex Graham; Sartain had charge of the art department of the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, in 1876; The Philadelphia School of Design for Women created the John Sartain Fellowship in recognition of his 28 year tenure as Director; d. 1897) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Sartain> |
| Associated language | eng |
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