biography of Johnson Marchant MUNDY (1831-1897)

Birth place: New Brunswick, NJ or Geneva, NY

Death place: Tarrytown, NY

Profession: Sculptor, portrait painter

Studied: seven year apprenticeship with Henry Kirke Brown

Comments: Opened a studio in Rochester (NY) where for 20 years he was engaged chiefly in portrait painting. He later moved to Tarrytown (NY). His most important piece of sculpture was a statue of Washington Irving.

Sources: G&W; Mundy, Nicholas Mundy and Descendants, 11, 14; Gardner, Yankee Stonecutters, [74].