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'''John Goffe Rand''' (1801–1873) lived and worked in Boston, London, and New York as a portrait painter and inventor. Rand invented and patented the first collapsible artist's paint tube.[http://www.npg.org.uk/research/programmes/directory-of-suppliers/r.php] |
'''John Goffe Rand''' (1801–1873) lived and worked in Boston, London, and New York as a portrait painter and inventor. Rand invented and patented the first collapsible artist's paint tube.[http://www.npg.org.uk/research/programmes/directory-of-suppliers/r.php] |
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The tin tube allowed unused [[oil paint]] to be stored and used later without drying out. In 1841, Rand patented the invention with the United States Patent Office. He went on to patent several later improvements. [[Pierre-Auguste Renoir|Renoir]] said “Without tubes of paint, there would have been no [[Impressionism]].” [http://www.paintedetc.com/post/1051645636/the-paint-tube-was-invented-in-1841-superseding] |
The tin tube allowed unused [[oil paint]] to be stored and used later without drying out. In 1841, Rand patented [http://www.tuba.ru/news.html?ID=98&oper=1] the invention with the United States Patent Office. He went on to patent several later improvements. [[Pierre-Auguste Renoir|Renoir]] said “Without tubes of paint, there would have been no [[Impressionism]].” [http://www.paintedetc.com/post/1051645636/the-paint-tube-was-invented-in-1841-superseding] |
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Other later inventions by Rand were not as widely received, and most of his ideas were not financially successful. [http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/john-goffe-rand-papers-6737/more] |
Other later inventions by Rand were not as widely received, and most of his ideas were not financially successful. [http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/john-goffe-rand-papers-6737/more] |
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Revision as of 12:04, 25 August 2015
John Goffe Rand (1801–1873) lived and worked in Boston, London, and New York as a portrait painter and inventor. Rand invented and patented the first collapsible artist's paint tube.[1]
The tin tube allowed unused oil paint to be stored and used later without drying out. In 1841, Rand patented [2] the invention with the United States Patent Office. He went on to patent several later improvements. Renoir said “Without tubes of paint, there would have been no Impressionism.” [3]
Other later inventions by Rand were not as widely received, and most of his ideas were not financially successful. [4]
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