JG
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American artist
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
21 December 1842(Berlin, Margraviate of Brandenburg)
Death:
26 July 1896(Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA)
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The details
Biography
John Gast (b. 21 December 1842 in Berlin, Prussia – d. 26 July 1896 in Brooklyn) was an American painter and lithographer.
His most famous work is American Progress (1872), but little is known about his life.