Alphaeus Philemon Cole
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Born | Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. | July 12, 1876
Died | (aged 112 years, 136 days) New York City, U.S. | November 25, 1988
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Alphaeus Philemon Cole (July 12, 1876 – November 25, 1988) was an American artist,
Biography
Cole studied art first under Isaac Craig, in Italy, then in Paris from 1892 to 1901 with Jean Paul Laurens and
Cole moved to England and married sculptor Margaret Ward Walmsley in 1903.
Cole actively painted and exhibited up to the age of 103.
Cole was subsequently verified as having been the oldest living man following the death of 111-year-old Norwegian skier Herman Smith-Johannsen, on January 5, 1987.[10] He was also the oldest living person in the United States for eight months after the death of 112-year-old Elzona Maxey on April 25, 1988.
He died in New York City, aged 112 years and 136 days.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f Alphaeus Cole, a Portraitist, 112, obituary by Michel Kimmelman, November 26, 1988, The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-11-15. (The NY Times obituary for Cole erroneously gives the year of death of Anita Rio as 1973 — the correct year of death is 1971.)
- ^ a b c d e f g "Archives of American Art - Alphaeus P. Cole papers, 1885-1988 (collection summary)", Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2007-11-15.
- ^ a b c "Alphaeus Philemon Cole" Archived 2008-02-15 at the Wayback Machine, Salmagundi Club. Retrieved 2007-11-15.
- ^ "Cut-Rate Art", Time magazine, September 6, 1943. Retrieved 2007-11-15.
- ^ "Presidents Of Allied Artists Of America, Inc." Archived 2007-11-22 at the Wayback Machine, Allied Artists of America. Retrieved 2007-11-15.
- ^ "Obituary. Anita Rio, 98, Soprano in Opera and Concerts". NY Times. August 27, 1971.
- ^ "reprint of Introduction to Eugene Higgins, 1874–1958: Artist of Honor by Vincenza Uccello". Saint Joseph College Gallery.
- ^ Arkelyan, Ashot (February 3, 2014). "Anita Rio (Soprano) (Alameda, California 1873 — Old Saybrook, Connecticut 1971)". Forgotten Opera Singers.
- ^ Reid, Graham (2 April 2005). "Every room can tell you a good story". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ "Table M - World's Oldest Men (WOM) Titleholders Since 1973". Gerontology Research Group. 2018-04-10. Retrieved 2022-08-31.