biography of James MCGIBBON (?-1836)

Death place: Lawrenceville, VA

Profession: Portrait and miniature painter, gilder

Comments: Active 1800-27. He was at Boston from 1800 until at least 1810 and at Baltimore from 1812 to 1827. He also worked in Norfolk in 1820 and visited Richmond in 1823, Lynchburg, VA. in 1824. He was listed variously as portrait painter, painter, and gilder.

Sources: G&W; Boston CD 1800-10; Lafferty cites Baltimore American, Feb. 12, 1812; Mayo cites Baltimore CD 1814-19; Baltimore CD 1827 (as -- McGibbon, portrait painter); Richmond Portraits, 242; Wright, Artists in Virgina Before 1900.