Creator Record
Metadata
Name |
Bufford, John Henry |
Dates & places of birth and death |
Born, 1810 Died,1870 |
Occupation |
Lithographer |
Notes |
In 1835 he moved to New York, where he "worked independently for five years while accepting commissions from George Endicott and Nathaniel Currier." Bufford returned to Boston in 1839, and became "chief artist" in the print shop owned by Benjamin W. Thayer (who had bought the Pendleton outfit)." By 1844, the shop's name changed to J.H. Bufford & Co. (1844–1851)." By one assessment, "Bufford's firm produced lively, accomplished images in many forms, including sheet music, city views, marine views and landscapes, book illustrations, reproductions of paintings, commercial depictions of factories, and contemporary genre views; ... [and] lithographic portraits copied from daguerreotypes."] Artists who worked for Bufford included Francis D'Avignon and Leopold Grozelier. Clients included music publisher William H. Oakes. |
Publications |
J.H. Bufford & Co. (1844–1851) J.H. Bufford (1851–c. 1852) Bufford’s Lithographic & Publishing House, also known as Bufford's Print Publishing House John H. Bufford (c. 1869) |
Relationships |
Son, Frank G. Bufford Son, John Henry Bufford, Jr. |
Places of residence |
Boston, MA New York, NY |
Role |
Printmaker |
Education |
Bufford trained "in the Pendleton shop in Boston from 1829 to 1831." |
