John White Allen Scott (1815-1907) or John W.A. Scott was an artist in Boston

Boston

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, Massachusetts

Massachusetts

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, in the 19th century. He worked for Pendleton's Lithography

Pendleton's Lithography

Pendleton's Lithography was a lithographic print studio in 19th-century Boston, Massachusetts, established by brothers William S. Pendleton and John B. Pendleton . Though relatively short-lived, in its time the firm was prolific, printing portraits, landscape views, sheet music covers, and...

 early in his career. In the 1840s he started a lithography business in partnership with Fitz Hugh Lane

Fitz Hugh Lane

Fitz Henry Lane was an American painter and printmaker of a style that would later be called Luminism, for its use of pervasive light....

 ("Lane & Scott's Lithography"). Around 1852 he kept a studio in Boston's Tremont Temple

Tremont Temple

The Tremont Temple on 88 Tremont Street is a Baptist church in Boston, affiliated with the American Baptist Churches, USA. The existing structure opened in May 1896 and was designed by architect Clarence Blackall.-History:...

. Scott's work sold well; for instance in 1855 he "sold more than 50 landscapes at auction." He belonged to the New England Art Union

New England Art Union

The New England Art Union was established in Boston, Massachusetts for "the encouragement of artists, the promotion of art" in New England and the wider United States. Edward Everett, Franklin Dexter, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow served as officers of the board. The short-lived but lively...

 and the Boston Art Club

Boston Art Club

The Boston Art Club, Boston, Massachusetts, for nearly 157 years, serves as a nexus for Members and non Members to access the world of Fine Art. Currently more than 250 members maintain an active environment for the support and promotion of these works....

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External links

• NYPL. View of Newburyport, (from Salisbury), 1846. By Lane & Scott
• http://www.postroadgallery.com/jwascott.html
• http://whitemountainart.com/Biographies/bio_jwas.htm
• http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/6624588