Edward Washburn
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Edward Payson Washburn American artist, son of Indian missionary Cephas Washburn
. He is best known for painting The Arkansas Traveller
which was lithographed by Currier & Ives and became a popular print.
Washburn died in Little Rock, Arkansas
only 9 days after the death of his father. He is buried in historic Mount Holly Cemetery
in downtown Little Rock.
Cephas Washburn
Cephas Washburn was a noted Christian missionary and educator who worked with the Cherokee of northwest Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma. He is often referred to as "The Apostle to the Cherokees" and "Builder of Presbyterianism in Arkansas"....
. He is best known for painting The Arkansas Traveller
Arkansas Traveller (painting)
The Arkansas Traveller is an American painting by Edward Payson Washburn depicting an encounter between a wealthy traveler and a family of squatters. The painting was created just south of the town of Russellville, Arkansas at the Washburn family homestead site...
which was lithographed by Currier & Ives and became a popular print.
Washburn died in Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...
only 9 days after the death of his father. He is buried in historic Mount Holly Cemetery
Mount Holly Cemetery
Mount Holly Cemetery is the original cemetery in the Quapaw Quarter area of downtown Little Rock, Arkansas, and is the resting place for numerous Arkansans of note...
in downtown Little Rock.