# James Jackson Jarves

> James Jackson Jarves (1818-1888) was an American newspaper editor and art critic who is remembered above all as the first American art collector to buy Italian primitives and Old Masters.

*American journalist (1818-1888)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Journalist
- **Category:** Journalists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1818-08-20
- **Died:** 1888-06-28
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

James Jackson Jarves (1818-1888) was an American newspaper editor and art critic who is remembered above all as the first American art collector to buy Italian primitives and Old Masters.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 38.0
- **Momentum:** 1.9

## Sources
- [James Jackson Jarves](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Jackson_Jarves)
- [جيمس جاكسون جارفيس](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%B3_%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B3)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6136797)

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