![]() ![]() Between 18 he worked as a druggist and sign painter, founded a bank and a newspaper, then moved from Antwerp, New York, to Rochester, where he started painting dogs in human situations. He had little formal training as an artist.Ĭareer Poker Game, oil on canvas, 1894Īfter leaving the family farm in the early 1860s, Coolidge had many careers. Known as "Cash" or "Kash" in his family, he often signed his work in the 19th century with the latter spelling, sometimes spelling his name, for comic effect, as Kash Koolidge.Ĭoolidge was born in Antwerp, New York to abolitionist Quaker farmers, and was raised in Philadelphia, New York. ![]() Cassius Marcellus Coolidge (Septem– January 13, 1934) was an American artist, mainly known for his series of paintings Dogs Playing Poker.
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