Adams-Acton, John, 1830-1910

found: National Museum of American Art/National Portrait Gallery Library Vertical File(J. Adams-Acton; John Adams-Acton)

found: Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon, 1992:(Adams-Acton, John; English sculptor; b. Dec. 11, 1830, Acton, Middlesex; d. Oct. 28, 1910, Isle of Arran; changed surname from Adams to Adams-Acton)

found: The Dict. of National Biography, supplement Jan. 1901-Dec. 1911, 1920:(Adams-Acton, John; b. at Acton Hill, Middlesex, Dec. 11, 1830; d. Oct. 28, 1910 at his wife's home, Ormidale, Brodick, in the Isle of Arran; to avoid confusion with other artists of the same name, Adams adopted in 1869 the additional surname of Acton from his birthplace; sculptor)