Artist
Centurion, 1867–1895
Born 25 June 1836 in Hartford, Connecticut
Died 5 March 1895 in Yonkers, New York
Buried Old North Cemetery, Hartford, Connecticut
Proposed by Ogden N. Rood and Normand Smith
Elected 3 March 1867 at age thirty
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Century Memorial
John L. Fitch was an artist of acknowledged merit, who studied in Munich and Milan, and passed his professional life here. He was a judicious art critic, and was indefatigable in his services to The Century as a member of its Art Committee, and in the arrangement of its exhibitions.
Henry E. Howland
1896 Century Association Yearbook