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'''John Nelson Arnold''' (1834–1909) was an American portrait painter.
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1834|06|04}}
| birth_place = Masonville, [[Windham County, Connecticut]], US
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1909|05|31|1834|06|04}}
| death_place = [[Providence, Rhode Island]], US
| occupation = [[Portrait painter]]
| notable_works = ''Art and Artists in Rhode Island'' (1905)
}}


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'''John Nelson Arnold''' (June 4, 1834 – May 31, 1909) was an American portrait painter.
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He was born on June 4, 1834 in Masonville, [[Windham County, Connecticut]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.askart.com/artist_bio/John_Nelson_Arnold/11199331/John_Nelson_Arnold.aspx|title=John Nelson Arnold - Artist Biography|last=|first=|date=|website=askART|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=February 13, 2019}}</ref>


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He was born on June 4, 1834, in Masonville, [[Windham County, Connecticut]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.askart.com/artist_bio/John_Nelson_Arnold/11199331/John_Nelson_Arnold.aspx|title=John Nelson Arnold - Artist Biography|website=askART|access-date=February 13, 2019}}</ref> He was the son of Benjamin Arnold and Thirza Whitford, and was descended from [[Roger Williams]].
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His portraits of governors are located in the [[Rhode Island State House]] and other portraits are in the [[Brown University]] Portrait Collection.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://library.brown.edu/cds/portraits/browse.php?value=Arnold,+John+Nelson&field=artist&task=retrieve|title=Portraits by John Nelson Arnold|last=|first=|date=|website=Brown University Office of the Curator|publisher=[[Brown University]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=February 13, 2019}}</ref> Arnold painted portraits of [[John Russell Bartlett]], [[John Brown Francis]], [[Reuben Guild]], [[John Hay]], [[John Pitman (judge)|John Pitman]], [[Barnas Sears]], [[James Mitchell Varnum]], [[Sarah Helen Whitman]], and [[Alva Woods]], among others.<ref name=":3" />


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His portraits of governors are located in the [[Rhode Island State House]] and other portraits are in the [[Brown University]] Portrait Collection.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://library.brown.edu/cds/portraits/browse.php?value=Arnold,+John+Nelson&field=artist&task=retrieve|title=Portraits by John Nelson Arnold|website=Brown University Office of the Curator|publisher=[[Brown University]]|access-date=February 13, 2019}}</ref> Arnold painted portraits of [[John Russell Bartlett]], [[John Brown Francis]], [[Reuben Guild]], [[John Hay]], [[John Pitman (judge)|John Pitman]], [[Barnas Sears]], [[Leonard Swain]], [[James Mitchell Varnum]], [[Sarah Helen Whitman]], and [[Alva Woods]], among others.<ref name=":3" />
He published ''Art and Artists in Rhode Island'' in 1905.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tfaoi.com/aa/8aa/8aa265.htm|title=Rhode Island Art History|last=|first=|date=|website=Traditional Fine Arts Organization|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=February 13, 2019}}</ref><ref>''Art and Artists in Rhode Island'', By John Nelson Arnold, Rhode Island Citizens Historical Association. Published by Chronicle Printing Co., 1905. 47 pages</ref> Arnold was also a member of the [[Providence Art Club]] from 1880 to 1909.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://providenceartclub.org/1880-john-n-arnold/?highlight=John%20Nelson%20Arnold|title=1880 – John N. Arnold|last=|first=|date=|website=[[Providence Art Club]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=February 13, 2019}}</ref>


He married Clara L. Maxfield in 1908. At the time, he was 73 and she was 27.<ref name=":1">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1908/02/07/archives/artist-73-to-wed-pupil-27-john-nelson-arnold-portrait-painter-to.html|title=ARTIST, 73, TO WED PUPIL, 27.; John Nelson Arnold, Portrait Painter, to Take Miss Maxfield as Bride.|last=|first=|date=February 7, 1908|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=February 13, 2019}}</ref> He died on May 31, 1909 and was buried in [[Providence, Rhode Island]].<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82331991/john-nelson-arnold|title=John Nelson Arnold|last=|first=|date=December 24, 2011|website=[[Find a Grave]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=February 13, 2019}}</ref>
He published ''Art and Artists in Rhode Island'' in 1905.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tfaoi.com/aa/8aa/8aa265.htm|title=Rhode Island Art History|website=Traditional Fine Arts Organization|access-date=February 13, 2019}}</ref><ref>''Art and Artists in Rhode Island'', By John Nelson Arnold, Rhode Island Citizens Historical Association. Published by Chronicle Printing Co., 1905. 47 pages</ref> Arnold was also a member of the [[Providence Art Club]] from its founding in 1880 to his death in 1909.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://providenceartclub.org/1880-john-n-arnold/?highlight=John%20Nelson%20Arnold|title=1880 – John N. Arnold|website=[[Providence Art Club]]|access-date=February 13, 2019}}</ref>

He married his student, Clara L. Maxfield in 1908. At the time, he was 73 and she was 27.<ref name=":1">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1908/02/07/archives/artist-73-to-wed-pupil-27-john-nelson-arnold-portrait-painter-to.html|title=ARTIST, 73, TO WED PUPIL, 27.; John Nelson Arnold, Portrait Painter, to Take Miss Maxfield as Bride.|date=February 7, 1908|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=February 13, 2019}}</ref> He died on May 31, 1909.


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* [https://library.brown.edu/cds/portraits/browse.php?value=Arnold,+John+Nelson&field=artist&task=retrieve Portraits by John Nelson Arnold] at the Brown University Portrait Collection
* [https://library.brown.edu/cds/portraits/browse.php?value=Arnold,+John+Nelson&field=artist&task=retrieve Portraits by John Nelson Arnold] at the Brown University Portrait Collection
*[[c:Category:Portrait_paintings_by_John_Nelson_Arnold|Portraits by John Nelson Arnold]] at Wikimedia Commons
*[[c:Category:Portrait paintings by John Nelson Arnold|Portraits by John Nelson Arnold]] at Wikimedia Commons


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Latest revision as of 22:36, 13 August 2023

John Nelson Arnold
Born(1834-06-04)June 4, 1834
Masonville, Windham County, Connecticut, US
DiedMay 31, 1909(1909-05-31) (aged 74)
Providence, Rhode Island, US
OccupationPortrait painter
Notable workArt and Artists in Rhode Island (1905)

John Nelson Arnold (June 4, 1834 – May 31, 1909) was an American portrait painter.

He was born on June 4, 1834, in Masonville, Windham County, Connecticut.[1] He was the son of Benjamin Arnold and Thirza Whitford, and was descended from Roger Williams.

His portraits of governors are located in the Rhode Island State House and other portraits are in the Brown University Portrait Collection.[1][2][3] Arnold painted portraits of John Russell Bartlett, John Brown Francis, Reuben Guild, John Hay, John Pitman, Barnas Sears, Leonard Swain, James Mitchell Varnum, Sarah Helen Whitman, and Alva Woods, among others.[3]

He published Art and Artists in Rhode Island in 1905.[4][5] Arnold was also a member of the Providence Art Club from its founding in 1880 to his death in 1909.[6]

He married his student, Clara L. Maxfield in 1908. At the time, he was 73 and she was 27.[2] He died on May 31, 1909.

References

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  1. ^ a b "John Nelson Arnold - Artist Biography". askART. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "ARTIST, 73, TO WED PUPIL, 27.; John Nelson Arnold, Portrait Painter, to Take Miss Maxfield as Bride". The New York Times. February 7, 1908. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Portraits by John Nelson Arnold". Brown University Office of the Curator. Brown University. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  4. ^ "Rhode Island Art History". Traditional Fine Arts Organization. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  5. ^ Art and Artists in Rhode Island, By John Nelson Arnold, Rhode Island Citizens Historical Association. Published by Chronicle Printing Co., 1905. 47 pages
  6. ^ "1880 – John N. Arnold". Providence Art Club. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
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