The Life and Work of John Gibson Dunn Born in 1820 in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, John Gibson Dunn emerged from the American Midwest to establish himself as a versatile painter. His career was defined by a wide-ranging technical command that allowed him to move between disparate subjects with ease. He did not limit his focus to a single niche, instead navigating the various demands of the mid-19th-century art market through a diverse range…