John Wood Dodge

John Wood Dodge (1807–1893) was an American painter. He is best known for his portrait miniatures of Southerners.

Early life John Wood Dodge was born on November 4, 1807, in New York City. His parents and grandparents were all from New York state, and the family home was near Poughkeepsie, New York.

In 1845, Dodge purchased land in the Cumberland Mountains near Nashville, which he developed into a homestead together with a log house and an apple orchard.

Death Dodge died on December 7, 1893, in Pomona, Tennessee.

Selected paintings James O. Owens (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, 1832). Portrait of a Gentleman (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, 1833). Reverend William Lupton Johnson (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, 1834). Portrait of a Lady (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, 1835). Edward S. Dodge (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, 1835). George Catlin (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, 1835). Mrs. John Wood Dodge (Mary Louise Dodge) (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, 1836). A. L. Clements (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, 1838). Mrs. A. L. Clements (Mary Louisa Wells) (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, 1838). Portrait of a Gentleman (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, 1841). Varina Howell Davis (National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.; 1849). Mrs. George P. Burne (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, 1852). Kate Rosalie Dodge (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, 1854). Mrs. Annie C. Hyde (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, 1863).