James F. Gookins

James Farrington Gookins (December 30, 1840 – May 23, 1904) was an American artist. He was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, where his father, Samuel Gookins, was a lawyer and judge.^[1] He attended Wabash College but his education was interrupted by the outbreak of the American Civil War. He joined the 11th Indiana Volunteers under Lew Wallace.^[2] During his war service he produced several sketches that were published in Harper's Weekly.^[2]

After the war he moved to Chicago to pursue art, moved to Europe for a time to study, and then returned to the United States and opened an art school in Indianapolis.^[1] Later in life he was involved in organizing the Indiana Soldiers and Sailors' Monument,^[3] "designed the lakefront plans for the 1893 Colombian Exposition,"^[4] and worked as a civil engineer.^[5] He died of a "stroke of apoplexy" in New York City.^[5]

1. ^ ^{a b} Burnet, Mary Quick (1921). Art and Artists of Indiana. Century. pp. 115–118.
2. ^ ^{a b} "Gallery director to give talk on James F. Gookins". The Terre Haute Tribune. 1966-09-16. p. 7. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
3. ^ "Clipping about James F. Gookins". Indiana Memory. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
4. ^ Tribune-Star, Mike McCormickSpecial to the (2013-03-03). "HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: 'On Terre Haute Velvet' by James F. Gookins". Terre Haute Tribune-Star. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
5. ^ ^{a b} "Former Indianan Is Dead: Col. James F. Gookins Passes Away in New York". The South Bend Tribune. 1904-05-24. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-07-12.

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