“Art Critic” Clarence Cook Hand Written 2 Page Letter Dated 1879. This item is authenticated By Todd Mueller Autographs and comes with their certificate of authenticity. (September 8, 1828 – June 2, 1900) was a 19th-century American author and. In 1849 and worked as a teacher. Between 1863 and 1869, Cook wrote a series of articles about American art for. The New York Tribune. In 1869, he moved to France and was the Parisian correspondent for The New York Tribune until the onset of the. Cook was known for his expertise in archeology and antiquities and was instrumental in the criticism of the collection of. In the mid-1850s Cook began to read works by. And associated with a group of American artists, writers, and architects who followed Ruskin’s thinking. Through this group he became aware of the British. He helped to found the. Society for the Advancement of Truth in Art. An American group, similar to the Pre-Raphaelites, who published a journal called The New Path. In 1869 Cook wrote A Description of the New York Central Park. In 1877, articles on home furnishings that Cook had written for. Were published as a book entitled The House Beautiful. In 1879, Cook served as editor for. Cook died at his home in. New York, from complications of. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Autographs\Historical”. The seller is “historicsellsmemorabilia” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, Korea, South, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Republic of, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Vietnam, Uruguay, Philippines, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands.