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Cassius Marcellus Coolidge
American painter
Cassius Marcellus Coolidge (September 18, 1844 – January 13, 1934) was an American artist, mainly known for his series of portraits Dogs Playing Poker.
Known as "Cash" or "Kash" in his family, he often signed his work in the 19th century with the latter spelling, sometimes[clarification needed] spelling his name, for comic effect, as Kash Koolidge.
Early life
Coolidge was born in Antwerp, New York to abolitionist Quaker farmers, and was raised in Philadelphia, New York.[1]
He had little formal training as an artist.
Career
After leaving the family farm in the early 1860s,[1] Coolidge had many careers.
Between 1868 and 1872 he worked as a druggist and sign painter, founded a bank and a newspaper, then moved from Antwerp, New York, to Rochester, where he started painting dogs in human situations.[2]
Editorial work
Coolidge began his art career in his twenties, one of his ea