John Noble

1874–1934

Introduction

John "Wichita Bill" Noble (March 15, 1874 – January 6, 1934) was an American painter. He was a noted post-impressionist painter of sunrises and seascapes. His painting, The Big Herd, won the Carnegie Prize in 1928. Following his death, his works appeared in the private collection of William Randolph Hearst, and he became the subject of Irving Stone's 1949 biographical work The Passionate Journey.

Wikidata identifier

Q6250561

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Roles

Artist, genre artist, painter

ULAN identifier

500001171

Names

John Noble, Wichita Bill, Noble

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First acquired
1968

Date of birth
March 15, 1874

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