John Kane  (American, 1860-1934) 

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John Kane Biography
  Dies of TB Pittsburgh, PA
  On 3rd try, painting admitted; instant sensation Carnegie International Exhibition, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA
  Becomes 1st self-taught painter to "make it"
  John Cain born West Caldor, Scotland
  Hereafter separated from family
  Name changed to Kane, result of bank clerk's error Akron, OH
  Travels doing factory & construction work Pennsylvania, Alabama, Tennessee
  Emigrates to US
  Marries Maggie Halloran; works painting boxcars Pennsylvania
  After death of infant son, begins to drink
Selected Exhibitions
1984   John Kane, Modern America's First Folk Painter, Galerie St. Etienne and other venues New York, NY
1938   Masters of Popular Painting, Museum of Modern Art New York, NY