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. A graduate of West Point, 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. 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. Cook’s mother was an accomplished author and poet whose work appeared in popular magazines. 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.
