John G. Rand
John G. Rand | |
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| Born | John Goffe Rand 27 January 1801 |
| Died | 23 January 1873 (aged 71) |
John Goffe Rand (27 January 1801–23 January 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]
References
- ^ "British artists' suppliers, 1650-1950 - R - National Portrait Gallery".
- ^ "PATENT FOR THE INVENTION OF THE TUBE (TUBE) 1841". tuba.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Paintedetc".
- ^ "More Information | A Finding Aid to the John Goffe Rand papers, 1832-1960, bulk 1832-1873 | Digitized Collection".
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