WOOD, Thomas Waterman, artist, born in Montpellet, Vermont, 12 November, 1823. He studied portrait-painting with Chester Harding in Boston during 1846-'7, and executed likenesses in Quebec, Washington, and Baltimore until 1858. In that year he went abroad for further study, remaining about two years. After his return he was engaged in portrait-painting in Nashville, Tennessee, and Louisville, Kentucky, until 1866. He then removed to New York, where he has since resided. He soon devoted himself almost entirely to genre painting, in which he has chosen familiar subjects in American life. Mr. Wood became vice-president of the National academy in 1878, and from 1878 till 1887 was president of" the Water-color society. He was one of the founders, in 1878, of the New York etching club, and is a regular contributor to its exhibitions, most of his etchings being after his own paintings. His three paintings, "The Contraband,"" Recruit," and "Veteran," exhibited at the Academy of design in 1867, gained him his election as associate the following year, and in 1871 he became an academician. These three pictures now belong to the Metropolitan museum, New York. Among his other works in oil are "Return of the Flag "(1870) ; "The Yankee Peddler "' (1873) : " The Village Post-Office" (1874) ; " His own Doctor " and "His own Pipe " (1879); and "Uncle Ned and I" (1882). At the Water-color society he has exhibited " Nominated" and " Elected" (1875) ; "Arguing the Question " (1877) ; " Dull Times" (1879) ; "The Doubtful Coin" and "The Cup that Cheers" (1881); " Seeking Advice" (1882) ; "' His First Business Venture" (1884) ; "For Thanksgiving-Day" (1885) ; "The Lost Stitch" (1886); and " When we were Boys Together " (1888).