John J. Dull (1859 - 1949) American

John J. Dull (1859 - 1949) American
John J. Dull (1859 - 1949) Watercolor on paper, signed lower right, measures 11 x 7.5 inches and 18 x 14 inches w/frame. From Philadelphia where he was an active member of the Philadelphia Sketch Club, John Dull studied under Thomas Eakins at the Pennsylvania Academy. Although a painter, he became known primarily for as an architect. For many years, he was an architectural design instructor at Drexel Institute where he and Arthur Truscott began the Beaux-Arts style atelier architectural department.In 1893, he started his own architectural firm that became Dull & Coates and during his career, did church designs, often working in the Beaux Arts style.
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