Hi Jacob.
Thanks for visiting Porkopolis! I checked my notes on John Wesley Cotton, and I don’t seem to have kept much in my files. I try to investigate only enough to create a short bio that will confirm an artist’s identity and give some basic info others to search on in detail.
Here are some things from my notes and a few common resources that I often use:
1) Links:
http://www.askart.com/artist/John_Wesley_Cotton/25835/John_Wesley_Cotton.aspx
https://art.famsf.org/search?search_api_views_fulltext=John+Wesley+cotton
2)Resources:
Christies, Sothebys and Bonhams – all auction houses – have web sites where I often find information
http://www.christies.com/ http://www.sothebys.com/ http://www.bonhams.com/
The Canadian Art Sales Index, as he was Canadian
http://www.canadianartsalesindex.com/
Sites like AskArt are pay-for-info sites. Your call as to if the cost to join is worth the info you _might_ get. I don’t use them for my research.
http://www.askart.com/
Canada has many other art related resources you might be able to find online – and if you do offer the work for sale be sure to include Canada/Canadians in your offering base.
Root, on, Jacob! Best of luck,
Dan at Porkopolis