藝術家John BARD (1815-1856) 生平簡歷

出生地： Chelsea, NYC

死亡地点： Blackwell's Island, NYC

地址： NYC

职业： Marine artist

工作： NYHS; Mariners' Mus., Norfolk, VA; Shelburne (VT) Mus.

评论： He and his twin brother, James Bard, worked as painting partners, specializing in ship portraits, particularly steamers (see entry on James). About 1850 the collaboration ended. James continued painting on his own but John seems to have abandoned it completely. John disappeared for five years and it has been speculated that he went to California, perhaps to pursue the gold rush. Records indicate that in November of 1855 he was temporarily at the Alms House on NYC's Blackwell's Island. He was admitted again in the summer of 1856 and, after contracting a strep infection, was then transferred to Blackwell Island's Hospital for Incurables where he died. The cause of the split between the two brothers is unknown.

来源： G&W; Sniffen, James and John Bard." For further references, see note to James Bard; Muller, Paintings and Drawings at the Shelburne Museum,26 (w/repro.)"