Background
Weir, John Ferguson was born on August 28, 1841 in West Point, New York, United States. Son of Professor Robert W. Weir.
Weir, John Ferguson was born on August 28, 1841 in West Point, New York, United States. Son of Professor Robert W. Weir.
Brother of J(ulian) Alden West. Educated under instructors in military academic. Honorary Master of Arts, Yale, 1871.
Review Johann Wolfgang French, 1866. Professor painting and design, 1869-1877, William Leffingwell professor, since 1877, director Art School, since 1869, Yale, A.N.A., 1864, North.A., 1866. Principal works in sculpture: Statues of President Woolsey and Professor Silliman, of Yale.
Executed many portraits and other works in painting, notably the pictures The Gun Foundry, The Forging of the Shaft, The Confessional, An Artist’s Studio, Christmas Eve, Tapping the Furnace, Rain and Sunshine, The Column of Saint Mark’s, Venice.
Author: The Way—The Nature and Means of Revelation, 1889. John Trumbull and His Works, 1902.
Human Destiny in the Light of Revelation, 1903.
Married Mary, daughter