biography of Lawrence L. COHEN (1836-?)

Addresses: Charleston, SC

Profession: Portrait painter

Studied: Düsseldorf (Germany), 1855-56

Comments: In 1849, at the age of 13, Cohen was already attracting attention as an artist in Charleston (S.C.). He returned to Charleston after Europe and went off to war in 1861.

Sources: G&W; Rutledge, Artists in the Life of Charleston, 169, 190.