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John Ross Key (September 19, 1754 – October 11, 1821) was a lawyer, a commissioned officer in the Continental Army, a judge, and the father of writer Francis Scott Key.
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- Francis Scott Key, Anne Arnold Phoebe Charlton Key, John Alfred Key
- Ann Phoebe Penn Dagworthy Charlton
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John Ross Key (16 July 1832, Hagerstown, Maryland – 24 March 1920, Baltimore) was an American artist most known for his frontier landscapes. [1] Key was the grandson of Francis Scott Key, author of "The Star-Spangled Banner". [2] Career. Chromolithograph of John Ross Key's painting of the 1893 Chicago Exposition.
John Ross Key was the grandson of Francis Scott Key, author of the patriotic song The Star Spangled Banner. He was born in Hagerstown, Maryland in 1832 and studied art in Munich and Paris. He worked in a number of American cities including Boston where he showed over 100 works in 1877.
John Ross Key was an American artist most known for his frontier landscapes. Key was the grandson of Francis Scott Key, author of The Star Spangled Banner. From 1853 to 1856, Key was a draughtsman and map maker for the US Coast Survey in Washington, DC.
In 1869 he moved to San Francisco. While in California Key traveled extensively, painting scenes of Yosemite, Carmel, Tahoe, and the Giant Sequoia trees. Key left California after only two years. He died in Baltimore in 1920. For more information on John Ross Key and other artists we represent, please visit the artist index on our gallery website
Beginning in 1869, Key lived in San Francisco and traveled throughout California, painting dramatic scenic views, including The Golden Gate, an oil painting that was awarded a gold medal at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.
John Ross Key was born in Hagerstown, Maryland. Key’s family lineage was impressive: his great-grandfather, John Ross Key (1754–1821), was a noted jurist who served as a general during the Revolutionary War, while his grandfather, Francis Scott Key (1779–1843), was the attorney, author, and poet who wrote the lyrics to “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
