Edith Walker Cook (1839-1902)
- Edith Walker Cook (1839-1902)
- New Jersey Shoreline, 1863
- Oil on canvas
- 8 x 6 inches
- Signed and dated 1863, lower right
Edith W. Cook was born in New Jersey in 1839 to Martha Duncan Walker and Gen. William P. Cook.[1] A graduate of West Point,[2] Gen. Cook served in the United States Calvary and was later employed as chief engineer of the Camden and Amboy Railroad, the first rail system in New Jersey.[3] Active in politics, Gen. Cook was a prominent member of the Democratic party. He was appointed Major General by the governor of New Jersey in 1862.[4] Cook’s mother was an accomplished author and poet whose work appeared in popular magazines.[5] She had a special interest in Polish literature and culture. Her translation of Krasinki’s The Undivine Comedy, and other Poems was published by J.B. Lippincott a year after her death.[6]
