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

Bridgeport, Connecticut Bridgeport is the List of municipalities in Connecticut, most populous city and a major port in the U.S. state of Connecticut. With a population of 148,654 in 2020, it is also the List of cities by population in New England, fifth-most populous ...

. 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 Parsons School of Design, known colloquially as Parsons, is a private art and design college located in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. Founded in 1896 after a group of progressive artists broke away from established Manhatta ...

. In 1918 he married and then served in

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

. He died in Shippan Point in

Stamford, Connecticut Stamford () is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut, outside of Manhattan. It is Connecticut's second-most populous city, behind Bridgeport. With a population of 135,470, Stamford passed Hartford and New Haven in population as of the 2020 ...

. 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