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John White Alexander
American illustrator (1856-1915)
† 1915 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of Smithsonian American Art Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Musée d'Orsay, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston; cross-wiki notability: 16 language Wikipedias
In the collections of
Smithsonian American Art Museum · Art Institute of Chicago · Metropolitan Museum of Art · Musée d'Orsay · Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Philadelphia Museum of Art · Museum of Fine Arts Boston
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Life
John White Alexander was born on October 7, 1856 in Allegheny and died on May 31, 1915 in New York City, aged 58. Recorded occupations: illustrator, painter and visual artist. Country of citizenship: United States. Associated movement: Art Nouveau. Fields of work: painting, visual arts and illustration. Notable works include “Miss Dorothy Quincy Roosevelt (later Mrs. Langdon Geer)” and “Mrs. Thomas Hastings”. Honours include Legion of Honour. Member of American Academy of Arts and Letters.
At a glance
- Born
- October 7, 1856 · Allegheny
- Died
- May 31, 1915 · New York City
- Age at death
- 58
- Citizenship
- United States
- Occupations
- illustrator, painter, visual artist
- Movements
- Art Nouveau
- Notable works
- Miss Dorothy Quincy Roosevelt (later Mrs. Langdon Geer), Mrs. Thomas Hastings
- Honours
- Legion of Honour
- Wikipedia editions
- 16 languages
- Signature licence
- Public domain
About this signature
This image of John White Alexander's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as Public domain. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Public-domain signature; painter deceased since 1915 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 7 major museums.
Biographical facts: Wikidata Q1702146 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about John White Alexander on Wikipedia.
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