John Caspar Wild

John Caspar Wild
Born Johann Caspar Wild [1]
July 1, 1804
Switzerland
Died August 12, 1846
Davenport, Iowa
Nationality American
Known for Painting, printmaking

John Caspar Wild (or J.C. Wild[2]) (1804 August 12, 1846) was an American painter and lithographer.

Cincinnati From Behind Newport Barracks, 1835

Personal life

John Caspar Wild was born in Richterswil, Canton Zürich,[3] Switzerland. He moved to Paris, France. In 1832 he moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2] Wild's final home was Davenport, Iowa, a small town in the upper Mississippi river valley. He moved there from St. Louis in the summer of 1844. [4] Wild fell gravely ill with Tuberculoses[5]in the summer of 1846 and he was taken in by Davenport, Iowa millinery businessman George L. Webb.[6]On his death bed, Wild reflected upon his childhood and he yearned to die in his Swiss homeland; it was a wish that was to not be fulfilled[7]Wild died on August 12, 1846.[8]Wild was laid to rest nearly on the banks of the River which he had painted for years. Wild’s grave site was unmarked for decades. [9]

John Caspar Wild Grave Monument

Work

He created early city views and landscapes of Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Ohio, St. Louis, Missouri, and Davenport, Iowa.[2] He specialized in hand-colored lithographs. These views, particularly the Valley of the Mississippi Illustrated were some of the first depictions of the American West.

Notable collections

Further reading

References

  1. John Caspar Wild: Painter and Printmaker of 19th Century Urban America, John W. Reps. Page1
  2. 1 2 3 4 "University of Pennsylvania". Library Company of Philadelphia. World Digital Library. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  3. John Caspar Wild: Painter and Printmaker of 19th Century Urban America, John W. Reps. Page1
  4. John Caspar Wild: Painter and Printmaker of 19th Century Urban America, John W. Reps. Page 95
  5. Geschichte der Stadt Davenport, August P. Richter, Page 293
  6. Geschichte der Stadt Davenport, August P. Richter, Page 293
  7. Geschichte der Stadt Davenport, August P. Richter, Page 293
  8. John Caspar Wild: Painter and Printmaker of 19th Century Urban America, John W. Reps. Page 105
  9. http://qctimes.com/news/local/artist-is-the-reason-we-know-what-davenport-looked-like/article_06e6f6a7-6078-5909-a3ec-39544fdc220f.html
  10. "Pennsylvania Hospital". Library Company of Philadelphia. World Digital Library. Retrieved 1 January 2014.

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