biografía de John Stevens COGDELL (1778-1847)
Lugar de nacimiento: South Carolina
Lugar de defunción: Charleston, SC
Direcciones: Charleston, SC
Profesión: Amateur sculptor and painter
Exposiciones: NAD; PAFA; Artists' Fund Society; Boston Athenaeum; American Academy.
Asociaciones: NAD (Honorary Member)
Comentarios: A lawyer by profession, Cogdell took up painting after a visit to Italy in 1800. About 1825 he began modelling in clay and he later worked in plaster and marble. In his later years Cogdell held a number of public offices in Charleston (S.C.) and served as a bank president.
Fuentes: G&W; DAB; Rutledge, Cogdell and Mills, Charleston Sculptors," with check list of his work; Rutledge, Artists in the Life of Charleston; Cowdrey, NAD; Cowdrey, AA & AAU; Rutledge, PA; Swan, BA."