John Mackie Falconer Explained

John Mackie Falconer
Birth Date:22 May 1820
Birth Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Death Place:Brooklyn, New York
Occupation:Artist
Signature:Signature of John Mackie Falconer (1820–1903).png

John Mackie Falconer (1820–1903) was a Scottish-born American etcher, painter, and watercolorist. Born in Edinburgh, he came to the United States in 1836.

Biography

John Mackie Falconer was born in Edinburgh on May 22, 1820.[1]

A full member of the New York Etching Club, he was made an honorary member of the National Academy of Design in 1856. He is known for studies of older buildings and ruins. Falconer was a friend of Thomas Cole, Asher Durand, Jasper Francis Cropsey and other artists of the Hudson River School.

He died at his home in Brooklyn on March 12, 1903.[2]

His works are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the New-York Historical Society; the Brooklyn Museum of Art; and the Columbus (Georgia) Museum.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans . IV . Rossiter . Johnson . John Howard . Brown . American Biographical Society . Boston . . 1906 . 2022-03-18 . Internet Archive.
  2. News: John M. Falconer Dies . . 24 . 1903-03-15 . 2022-03-18 . Newspapers.com.