John Austin Sands Monks, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJohn Austin Sands Monks
American artist
Date of Birth: 07-Nov-1850
Place of Birth: Cold Spring, New York, United States
Date of Death: 01-Mar-1917
Profession: painter
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About John Austin Sands Monks
- John Austin Sands Monks (1850–1917) was an American painter and etcher known especially for his paintings of sheep.
- Born in Cold Spring, New York, to John and Sarah Catherine Monks, he was educated at the Hudson River Institute and studied engraving under George N.
- Cass and painting under George Inness.
- He was a longtime resident of Medfield, Massachusetts, and had a studio in Boston.
- He was a member of the Boston Art Club, the Copley Society, the Salmagundi Club, and the New York Etching Club.
- His sister was the naturalist Sarah P.
- Monks.
- He died in Chicago while visiting his daughter at the age of 66.
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