JOHN HENRY WITT, American (1840-1901)
In the Canoe
Oil on canvas
21 x 27 inches
Private collection
John Witt (1840 - 1901) began his career in Dublin, Indiana as a wagon painter in a small agricultural implement factory owned by his uncle. At the age of eighteen, Witt went to study in Cincinnati during the late 1850s under Joseph Oriel Eaton, and then settled in 1862 in Columbus, Ohio. There he initially concentrated on Biblical scenes, and "Rebecca at the Well", his first effort, sold promptly for five hundred dollars. Other efforts, however, did not fare as well, and he partially supported himself for several years as a photographer tinter for Michael Witt.
In 1865 he received a cash award at the Ohio State Fair for "best oil painting by an Ohio artist." By 1860, Witt had embarked on portrait painting as a profession and had opened a studio in Columbus, Ohio where he painted a number of early Ohio governors for the State House as well as many other prominent citizens. Moving to Washington, D.C. in 1873 in search of portrait commissions, Witt painted several notable figures, including General William T. Sherman. His portrait of Thomas Corwin, painted in 1880, was most likely copied from a photograph. More on John Witt
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