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American painter

Cassius Marcellus Coolidge (September 18, – January 13, ) was an American artist, mainly known for his series of portraits Dogs Playing Poker.

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Known as "Cash" or "Kash" in his family, he often signed his work in the 19th century with the latter spelling, sometimes^{[clarification needed]} spelling his name, for comic effect, as Kash Koolidge.

Early life

Coolidge was born in Antwerp, New York to abolitionist Quaker farmers, and was raised in Philadelphia, New York.^[1]

He had little formal training as an artist.

Career

After leaving the family farm in the early s,^[1] Coolidge had many careers. Between and he worked as a druggist and sign painter, founded a bank and a newspaper, then moved from Antwerp, New York, to Rochester, where he started painting dogs in human situations.^[2]

Editorial work

Coolidge began his art career in his twenties, one of his early jobs being the arti