Edward L. Carey

Edward Lawrence Carey (April 7, 1805 – June 16, 1845) was an American publisher and Aesthete, notable for co-founding the publishing firm Carey & Hart alongside Abraham Hart.

[7] Carey and Hart found great success, publishing notable authors such as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, William Cullen Bryant, and Eliza Leslie.

According to William Gilmore Simms, editor of the Southern and Western Magazine and Review, Carey died "after suffering for some years from a tedious affection of the spine.

[9] It is noted in an obituary from the Washington Reporter that Carey collected and appreciated artwork, and was anticipating the arrival of an art piece, "Proserpine," sculpted by Hiram Powers, at the time of his death.

[10][11] He was elected President of the Academy of Fine Arts prior to his death, which he declined due to poor health.