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WILLIAMSON, John, artist, born in Toll Cross, near Glasgow, Scotland, 10 April, 1826; died in Glen-wood-on-the-Hudson, 28 May, 1885. His parents removed to this country when he was a child. For several years he followed his profession in Brooklyn, New York, where he was a member and secretary of the Art association. He was also one of the original members of the Artists' fund society, and in 1861 was elected an associate of the National academy. Many of his paintings are scenes near Hudson river and in the Catskills. They include "Trout Fishing" ; "American Trout "; "Summit of Chocorua" ; " Autumn in the Adirondacks " ; "A Passing Shower, Connecticut Valley " (1869); "After the Storm, Blue Ridge" (1877); "In the No-hawk Valley" and "Sugar-Loaf Mountain" (1878) ; and " The Palisades " (1879).
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