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John Amory Codman (1824-1886) was an artist in
Boston
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,
Massachusetts
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, in the 19th century. He was affiliated with the
New England Art Union, and kept a studio in
Amory Hall in the 1850s.
His wealth came from the Russian and China clipper trade. He married Martha Pickman Rogers (1829-1905) and their only surviving child was
Martha Codman Karolik
Martha Catherine Codman Karolik (July 24, 1858 – April 21, 1948) was a philanthropist and American art collector based in Newport, Rhode Island. In 1939 and 1947 she and her husband Maxim Karolik donated two major collections of early American ...
.
She was a major benefactor to the arts.
Codman's will was the subject of several sensational court cases. He had left a substantial amount to his mistress, the widow Mrs. Eliza Ann Hales Kimball Violet Kimball, but the bequest was challenged by his wife and daughter. The decision on the first case allowed the bequest to stand but it was appealed and the will was overthrown. After further legal maneuvering, a settlement was reached.
Mrs. Kimball received $15,000, rather than the $40,000 and additional considerations specified in the will.
References
Image gallery
Image:1848 SquamLake NH byJohnAmoryCodman.png, Squam Lake, New Hampshire, by J.A. Codman, 1848
Image:NewHampshire LakeScene byJohnAmoryCodman.png, New Hampshire lake scene, 19th century
Image:Harbor Mansion 1850s byJohnAmoryCodman MFABoston.png, Harbor scene, by J.A. Codman, 1850s (courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)
Image:MarbleheadNeck TinkersIsland 1850s byJohnAmoryCodman MFABoston.png, Marblehead Neck and Tinkers Island, Mass., 1850s
Image:ArtCabinet USA ca1860s detail.png, Detail from advertisement for "Art Cabinet" travelling exhibition, including J.A. Codman, 19th century
External links
* WorldCat
Codman, John Amory 1824-1886
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1824 births
1886 deaths
Artists from Boston
19th century in Boston
19th-century American painters
American male painters
19th-century American male artists