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{{Short description|Irish-born American painter}}
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[[Image:Portrait of J. Laurie Wallace.jpg|right|thumb|G-206. ''Portrait of J. Laurie Wallace'' (circa 1883) by [[Thomas Eakins]], [[Joslyn Art Museum]], [[Omaha, Nebraska]].]]
[[Image:Portrait of J. Laurie Wallace.jpg|right|thumb|G-206. ''Portrait of J. Laurie Wallace'' (circa 1883) by [[Thomas Eakins]], [[Joslyn Art Museum]], [[Omaha, Nebraska]].]]
'''John Laurie Wallace''' (1864–1953) was an [[Ireland|Northern Irish-born]] American painter.
'''John Laurie Wallace''' (1863 – 30 June 1953) was an Irish-born American painter.


[[File:J. Laurie Wallace Studio Plaque, Omaha, NE.jpg|left|thumb|J. Laurie Wallace Studio Commemorative Plaque, 5804 Leavenworth Street, Omaha, Nebraska.]]
[[File:J. Laurie Wallace Studio Plaque, Omaha, NE.jpg|left|thumb|J. Laurie Wallace Studio Commemorative Plaque, 5804 Leavenworth Street, Omaha, Nebraska.]]
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Wallace was born in [[Garvagh]], County Londonderry, Ireland in 1863. <!-- His gravestone says 1863-1953 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73057506/john_laurie-wallace#view-photo=224879562) --> His family immigrated to the [[United States]] when he was four years old. He studied under [[Thomas Eakins]] at the [[Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts]] in [[Philadelphia]].<ref name="Article on Wallace Posing">{{cite news|title=Omaha Portraitis Sat for Thousand Paintings|newspaper=The Omaha World-Herald Newspaper, Omaha, NE|date=30 August 1953}}</ref> He posed for several of Eakins's paintings, including ''[[The Crucifixion (Eakins)|The Crucifixion]]'' (1880), ''[[Arcadia (Eakins)|Arcadia]]'' (1883) and ''[[The Swimming Hole]]'' (1884–85), and for dozens of photographs. In 1881, he became Eakins's assistant.{{cn|date=March 2024}}
Wallace was born in [[Garvagh]], [[N. Ireland]]. His family immigrated to the [[United States]] when he was age 4.


In 1891, he moved to [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]], [[Nebraska]] to take the position of Director of the Western Art Association. That organization soon failed, but Wallace remained in Omaha, becoming a commissioned portrait painter and professor.<ref name="J. Laurie Wallace Death Notice" />
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He studied under [[Thomas Eakins]] at the [[Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts]] in [[Philadelphia]].<ref name="Article on Wallace Posing">{{cite news|title=Omaha Portraitis Sat for Thousand Paintings|newspaper=The Omaha World-Herald Newspaper, Omaha, NE|date=30 August 1953}}</ref> He posed for several of Eakins's paintings, including ''[[The Crucifixion (Eakins)|The Crucifixion]]'' (1880), ''[[Arcadia (Eakins)|Arcadia]]'' (1883) and ''[[The Swimming Hole]]'' (1884–85), and for dozens of photographs. In 1881 he became Eakins's assistant.


In 1891, he moved to [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]], [[Nebraska]] to take the position of Director of the Western Art Association.<ref name="J. Laurie Wallace Death Notice" /> That organization soon failed, but Wallace remained in Omaha, becoming a commissioned portrait painter and professor.<ref name="J. Laurie Wallace Death Notice" /> One of the portraits Wallace is known to have completed was of [[George W. Lininger]], the owner of an extensive art collection and a private art gallery in Omaha that he routinely opened to the public at no charge.<ref name="OWH Article Accompanying Wife's Obituary">{{cite news|title=Lininger Gallery a Dream Come True|newspaper=The Omaha World-Herald Newspaper, Omaha, NE|page=8|date=4 March 1927|quote=George W. Lininger, Whose Widow Died Thursday, Had Ambition to Stimulate Art in West - Gallery Opened in 1888}}</ref> The portrait of Lininger hung in Lininger's art gallery until it was closed and the contents sold in the late 1920s.
One of the portraits Wallace is known to have completed was of [[George W. Lininger]], the owner of an extensive art collection and a private art gallery in Omaha that he routinely opened to the public at no charge.<ref name="OWH Article Accompanying Wife's Obituary">{{cite news|title=Lininger Gallery a Dream Come True|newspaper=The Omaha World-Herald Newspaper, Omaha, NE|page=8|date=4 March 1927|quote=George W. Lininger, Whose Widow Died Thursday, Had Ambition to Stimulate Art in West - Gallery Opened in 1888}}</ref> The portrait of Lininger hung in Lininger's art gallery until it was closed and the contents sold in the late 1920s.{{cn|date=March 2024}}

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Wallace died in [[Omaha, Nebraska]] on 30 June 1953, aged 89. He is buried in [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Omaha)|Forest Lawn Cemetery]] in Omaha.<ref name="J. Laurie Wallace Death Notice">{{cite news|title=Noted Artist Wallace Dies|newspaper=The Omaha World-Herald Newspaper, Omaha, NE|date=30 June 1953|quote=Followed His Teaching Almost to End}}</ref>


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He died in [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]], [[Nebraska]] in 1953, at the age of 89, and is buried in [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Omaha)|Forest Lawn Cemetery]] in Omaha.<ref name="J. Laurie Wallace Death Notice">{{cite news|title=Noted Artist Wallace Dies|newspaper=The Omaha World-Herald Newspaper, Omaha, NE|date=30 June 1953|quote=Followed His Teaching Almost to End}}</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.joslyn.org/collections-and-exhibitions/permanent-collections/american/thomas-eakins-professor-john-laurie-wallace/ Portrait of Professor John Laurie Wallace , 1885 at Joslyn Art Museum]
*[http://www.joslyn.org/collections-and-exhibitions/permanent-collections/american/thomas-eakins-professor-john-laurie-wallace/ Portrait of Professor John Laurie Wallace (1885) at Joslyn Art Museum]
*{{Find a Grave|73057506}}
*[http://durhammuseum.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15426coll1/id/4081/rec/6 Photo of J. Laurie Wallace from Durham Museum Collection]
*[http://durhammuseum.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15426coll1/id/4081/rec/6 Photo of J. Laurie Wallace from Durham Museum Collection]


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Latest revision as of 02:58, 7 March 2024

G-206. Portrait of J. Laurie Wallace (circa 1883) by Thomas Eakins, Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska.

John Laurie Wallace (1863 – 30 June 1953) was an Irish-born American painter.

J. Laurie Wallace Studio Commemorative Plaque, 5804 Leavenworth Street, Omaha, Nebraska.

Wallace was born in Garvagh, County Londonderry, Ireland in 1863. His family immigrated to the United States when he was four years old. He studied under Thomas Eakins at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia.[1] He posed for several of Eakins's paintings, including The Crucifixion (1880), Arcadia (1883) and The Swimming Hole (1884–85), and for dozens of photographs. In 1881, he became Eakins's assistant.[citation needed]

In 1891, he moved to Omaha, Nebraska to take the position of Director of the Western Art Association. That organization soon failed, but Wallace remained in Omaha, becoming a commissioned portrait painter and professor.[2]

One of the portraits Wallace is known to have completed was of George W. Lininger, the owner of an extensive art collection and a private art gallery in Omaha that he routinely opened to the public at no charge.[3] The portrait of Lininger hung in Lininger's art gallery until it was closed and the contents sold in the late 1920s.[citation needed]

Wallace died in Omaha, Nebraska on 30 June 1953, aged 89. He is buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Omaha.[2]

In Eakins works[edit]

  • G-143. Sketch for The Crucifixion (1880)
    G-143. Sketch for The Crucifixion (1880)
  • G-142. The Crucifixion (1880)
    G-142. The Crucifixion (1880)
  • G-143a. Wallace Posing (circa 1883)
    G-143a. Wallace Posing (circa 1883)
  • Wallace as The Piper (1883)
    Wallace as The Piper (1883)
  • Wallace as The Piper (1883)
    Wallace as The Piper (1883)
  • G-198. Youth Playing Pipes (1883)
    G-198. Youth Playing Pipes (1883)
  • G-196. Arcadia (1883)
    G-196. Arcadia (1883)
  • G-508. Youth Playing Pipes (1883)
    G-508. Youth Playing Pipes (1883)
  • Eakins and Wallace, nude (circa 1883)
    Eakins and Wallace, nude (circa 1883)
  • Eakins students bathing (1883)
    Eakins students bathing (1883)
  • G-190. The Swimming Hole (1884–85). Wallace is the standing man with hands on his hips
    G-190. The Swimming Hole (1884–85). Wallace is the standing man with hands on his hips

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Omaha Portraitis Sat for Thousand Paintings". The Omaha World-Herald Newspaper, Omaha, NE. 30 August 1953.
  2. ^ a b "Noted Artist Wallace Dies". The Omaha World-Herald Newspaper, Omaha, NE. 30 June 1953. Followed His Teaching Almost to End
  3. ^ "Lininger Gallery a Dream Come True". The Omaha World-Herald Newspaper, Omaha, NE. 4 March 1927. p. 8. George W. Lininger, Whose Widow Died Thursday, Had Ambition to Stimulate Art in West - Gallery Opened in 1888

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