biography of John SKIRVING (XIX)

Addresses: Phila., 1838-41; Boston, 1849; Wash., DC 1853; Phila., 1858; Germantown, 1861-65

Profession: Panoramist, marine painter, architectural designer in watercolor

Exhibited: Artists' Fund Soc., Phila., & PAFA, 1838-65; Boston, 1849 ("Skirving's Moving Panorama: Col. Frémont's Western Expedition, Pictorialized," his panorama of Frémont's overland journey to California, painted from sketches by Frémont and others)

Sources: G&W; Rutledge, PA; Boston Evening Transcript, Sept. 26, and Oct. 4, 1849 (citation courtesy J.E. Arrington). More recently, see P&H Samuels, Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West.