Barber, John Jay
soldier, lawyer, artist, was born Sept. 21, 1840, in Sandusky, Ohio. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1862; joined the volunteer army in 1863; returned sick, and upon recovery determined to devote himself to painting. He received no instruction in art, but settled in Columbus, Ohio, in 1871, and opened a studio. He devoted himself at first to landscapes, delineating scenes in the Muskingum valley. Subsequently he executed cattle pieces, and after 1881 exhibited in the National academy in New York.
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