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The Putnam family of prominent old colonial Americans was founded by Puritans John and Priscilla (Gould) Putnam in the 17th century, in Salem, Massachusetts. Many notable individuals are descendants of this family, including those listed below. John Putnam was born about 1285 and came from Aston Abbotts, Buckinghamshire, England. He was married ...
John Francis Putnam (June 21, 1917 [1] – November 29, 1980 [2]) was the art director and designer of Mad from 1954 to 1980. "Until John came to us, Mad was just a comic book," said publisher Bill Gaines following Putnam's death.
John Putnam may refer to: John Putnam (comics), art director and designer of Mad magazine; John Bishop Putnam, treasurer and director of the book publishing firm G.P. Putnam & Sons. John Day Putnam, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly; J. Pickering Putnam, American architect and designer; John Putnam (c. 1580–1666), founder of the colonial ...
John Bishop Putnam was an avid photographer and the author of several books, including "A Norwegian Ramble Among the Fjords, Mountains and Glaciers" and "Authors and Publishers", the latter, co-authored with his brother, and fellow publisher, George Haven Putnam. A resident of Rye, New York, he died of heart failure on October 7, 1915. Mr.
John Indian – slave of Rev. Samuel Parris and husband of Tituba. Age unknown and living in Salem Village/Danvers; Mercy Lewis – age about 17 and living in Salem Village/Danvers. Servant of Thomas Putnam; a former servant of George Burroughs. Mary Swain/Swayne-Clark-Marshall, age about 49 and living in Reading
J. Pickering Putnam (April 3, 1847 – February 23, 1917), also known as J. P. Putnam or John Pickering Putnam, was an American architect and designer who "pioneered the concept of the modern apartment building." [1] He designed several buildings in the Back Bay area of Boston, Massachusetts. He earned a number of design patents related to ...
The John B. Putnam, Jr. Memorial Collection of Sculpture is a group of outdoor sculptures distributed through the Princeton University campus in Princeton, New Jersey.The collection is made up of works from 20th and 21st century sculptors. [1]
In 1841, Putnam went to London where he set up a branch office in Covent Garden, the first American company ever to do so. [2] He returned to New York in 1848, dissolved the partnership with John Wiley, and established G. Putnam Broadway with a view to publishing a variety of works, including quality illustrated books.