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Alexander Wilson Drake
Alexander Wilson Drake (1843–1916) was an American artist, collector and critic. Biography Drake was born near Westfield, New Jersey, Westfield, New Jersey., the son of Isaac Payne Drake (1818–1900) and Charlotte Osborne Drake (1817–1903). He studied wood engraving under John W. Orr of New York city, as well as oil and water-color painting. He was in the wood engraving business on his own account in New York city from 1865 to 1870. From 1870 to 1881 he was director of the art department of ''Scribner's Magazine'', and thereafter he held a similar position on the ''The Century Magazine, Century'' and ''St. Nicholas Magazine, St. Nicholas''. In this capacity he did much to aid the development of the new school of wood engraving in America. He organized the Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, Bartholdi loan association which raised the money to build the pedestal for the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor. He was also identified with other important art movements in the United S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westfield, New Jersey
Westfield is a town in Union County, New Jersey, United States, located southwest of Manhattan. As of the 2010 United States census, the town's population was 30,316,DP-1 – Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Westfield town, Union County, New Jersey , . Accessed March 3, 2012. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
