David Brokaw (American, 1812 to circa 1870)
David Brokaw was born in New York and is believed to have painted in upstate New York as well as in Akron and Oberlin, Ohio. He entered Oberlin College in 1843 and made his home there, working as a photographer and goldsmith as well as painter, and serving as Oberlin’s mayor before leaving the area in 1863.
- information courtesy of Garth’s Auctions.