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ALEXANDER POPE DEAD 



Well-Known Artist Expires Suddenly at 

 Summer Home at Crow Point, Hingham— 

 Was a Native of Dorchester and Had 

 Been Active in Organizing Zoological 

 Garden at Franklin Park and Was Mem-' 

 ber of Boston Art Club 



Alexander Pope, the artist, widely' known 

 , for his pictures of animals In which he 

 excelled, though he had made a big- name 

 also as a portrait painter, died suddenly 

 today at his summer home at Crow Point, 

 Hingham, in his seventy-sixth year. 



Mr. Pope was born in Dorchester March 

 25, 1840, and his parents were Alexander 

 and Charlotte Caldwell (Cushing) PopB. 

 He was educated at the publtn schools In 

 his own district, and at Eagleswood, N. J. ; 

 but In the field of art, which he subsequent- 

 ly was to take- up as his life work, he was 

 self taught. In his early 'years he devoted 

 all of his spare time to painting, and he 

 gradually turned his attention first to game 

 birds which he carved out of pine wood 

 and then painted. Two of these were pur- 

 chased by the then Emperor of Russia. 

 Subsequently he gave special attention to 

 mlmals and to still life. Of recent years 

 Mr. Pope had given his whole time to 

 portrait work. 



When the zofiloglcal gardens at Frank- 

 lin Park were first proposed Mr. Pope was 

 one of the most ardent advocates of euch, 



