Joseph Henry Gest

1859 - 1935  (76 years)

• Name	Joseph Henry Gest
  Nickname	Harry
  Birth	24 Apr 1859	Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Jun 1935	Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
  Burial	28 Jun 1935	Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamiliton County, Ohio, USA
  Person ID	I17291	Tulpehocken Genealogy | Dickinson
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2021

  
  

  Father	Joseph John Gest,   b. 9 Jan 1830, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA d. 15 Aug 1917, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Susannah Bailey,   b. 7 Mar 1835, Clinton County, Ohio, USA d. 6 Apr 1923, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	25 Jan 1855	Sadsbury Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Family ID	F928	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eliza Schultze,   b. 10 Jun 1857, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA d. 24 Aug 1925, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA (Age 68 years)
  Children	+ 1. Suzanne Bailey Gest,   b. 12 Jul 1888, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA d. 25 Feb 1967, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA (Age 78 years)   2. Frederick Schultze Gest,   b. Oct 1890, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA d. 28 Mar 1914, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA (Age 23 years)   3. Elizabeth Harriett Gest,   b. 3 Jun 1896, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA d. 24 Apr 1915, Ohio, USA (Age 18 years) + 4. Henry Gest, Sr,   b. 19 Aug 1899, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA d. 19 Aug 1974, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F5925	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2021

  
  

• Notes

  Son of Joseph John and Susannah Bailey Gest. Husband of Lillian Schultze. (cod = pyelonephritis, acute) Burial 28 Jun 1935. https://www.askart.com/artist/Joseph_Henry_Gest/10020032/Joseph_Henry_Gest.aspx Joseph Henry Gest was born in Cincinnati on April 24, 1859. He graduated from Harvard University in 1880 and became affiliated with the Cincinnati Art Museum in 1886. He served as the Director of the Cincinnati Museum from 1902 until 1932. In 1901, he became affiliated with Rookwood Pottery and became President of the Company following the death of William Watts Taylor in 1913. He served in this capacity until 1934. Although known primarily as an administrator, Gest was a fine artist in his own right. He held membership in the Cincinnati Art Club and the National Art Club. He worked in oil and watercolor and frequently painted landscapes depicting Cincinnati and its environs.