George W. White (1826 – ?)
George W. White was born in 1826 in Oxford, Ohio, and entered an artist’s career in 1843. He supplemented his means for a time traveling as a minstrel but returned to Cincinnati in 1847 where he shared rooms with many artists including Duncanson, Eaton, Brannon & Sonntag. He became a member of the Artists’ Union on its formation and sold several pictures for a thousand dollars each. Among his most notable pictures were ones of General Grant and General Sherman.