CHRONOLOGY

1828

September 8th, Clarence Chatham Cook born at Dorchester, Massachusetts.

1849

Graduated at Harvard College.

Studied architecture for a season. Then became a tutor. Lectured on Art and gave readings from Shakespeare’s plays.

1852

Married Tuesday, October 26th, to Louisa De Wint Whittemore, widow of Samuel Whittemore of New York City.

1863

Began a series of articles published in the New York Tribune, on “American Art and Artists.”