biography of John B. OSGOOD (1806-?)
Birth place: Boston, MA
Addresses: From the mid-1850's he made his home in Indianapolis, IN
Profession: Sign painter
Comments: Elder brother of artists Henry H. and Samuel S. Osgood. John H. Niemeyer worked under him at the start of his career. (See entries on each artist)
Sources: G&W; Osgood, Genealogy of the Descendants of John, Christopher and William Osgood, 191; Burnet, Art and Artists of Indiana, 91; Peat, Pioneer Painters of Indiana, 169.