John Dodgson Barrow

John Dodgson Barrow (November 24, 1824 – December 7, 1906),[1] primarily known for his landscape paintings and portraits, has been regarded as belonging to the second generation of the Hudson River School.

[7] Barrow was influenced by both the Hudson River School of painters and the romantic New England poets at early age.

[2] After finishing his studies in England, he returned to Skaneateles and them moved to New York City to begin his career.

Many of these oil paintings focused on scenes around the Skaneateles lake and the surrounding areas, where Barrow lived during the summers.

[2] On 8 October 1900, Barrow donated his gallery to Skaneateles library along with financial assistance for erecting a building.

[14]: 542 [18] On July 4, 1876, John D. Barrow delivered centennial address in Skaneateles recounting the history of the village up to that time.

[19] Just before his death he published a 30 poem collection titled Around Skaneateles Lake which was edited by William Martin Beauchamp.