John Adams Ten Eyck III (October 28, 1893 - October 21, 1932) was a painter and etcher.

Biography

He was born on October 28, 1893, in

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. He was the son of Dr. John Adams Ten Eyck II (?-1906) and Bella Burnham. He attended the

New York School of Fine and Applied Arts The Parsons School of Design is a private art and design college under The New School located in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. Founded in 1896 after a group of progressive artists broke away from established Manhattan art ...

. In 1918 he married and then served in

World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

. He died in

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. His granddaughter was Beverley Sener who married Aubin Lueckner.

References

20th-century American painters 1893 births 1932 deaths American male painters American military personnel of World War I American people of Dutch descent Artists from Connecticut Artists from Stamford, Connecticut Parsons School of Design alumni John Adams III Year of birth unknown {{US-painter-1890s-stub