Isaac Augustus Wetherby Explained

Isaac Augustus Wetherby (1819-1904) or I.A. Wetherbee was an American painter and photographer. He worked in Boston, Massachusetts,^[1] and in Iowa.^{[2] [3]} Examples of his work are in the Beverly Historical Society, Massachusetts;^[4] Fruitlands Museum;^[5] New York Historical Society; and the State Historical Society of Iowa.^[6]

Further reading

• Slonneger, Marybeth. Wetherby's Gallery: paintings, daguerreotypes, & ambrotypes of an artist. Iowa City, Iowa: Hand Press, c2006.
• "Wetherby Cottage holds historic charm." The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), ca.2009

External links

• New York Historical Society: Portrait of Catherine M. Thayer, 1845 image by Wetherby.
• State Historical Society of Iowa Library, Isaac A. Wetherby Collection: Old Capitol, Iowa, ca.1854 image by Wetherby.

Notes and References

1. "I.A. Wetherbee, portrait painter, 17-1/2 Tremont Row." Boston Directory, 1849
2. Peter E. Palmquist, Thomas R. Kailbourn. Pioneer photographers from the Mississippi to the continental divide: a biographical dictionary, 1839-1865. Stanford University Press, 2005
3. Encyclopedia of American folk art. Taylor & Francis, 2004
4. Smithsonian. Collections search center. Retrieved 2012-01-03
5. http://www.fruitlands.org/fineart Fruitlands
6. http://www.iowahistory.org State Historical Society of Iowa