About Samuel Smith Kilburn
Lived 1831 – 1903 (aged 72). Samuel Smith Kilburn was an American engraver.
Samuel Smith Kilburn (18311903) was an engraver in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 19th century. He trained with Abel Bowen. Kilburn's work appeared in popular periodicals such as Gleason's Pictorial. His business partners included Richard P. Mallory (Kilburn & Mallory) and Henry C. Cross. For many years Kilburn worked at 96 Washington Street in Boston (1852-1871); he lived in Newton, Massachusetts. Examples of his work are in the collections of the Boston Athenaeum and the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
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Who was Samuel Smith Kilburn?
American engraver (1831-1903)
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Samuel Smith Kilburn was born on 22 January 1831.
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Samuel Smith Kilburn died on 10 March 1903.
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Samuel Smith Kilburn was an engraver.
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Samuel Smith Kilburn was American.
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