Artists
| Name | Info | Years | Updated by | Date
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| Blackburn, Joseph | 
Nothing is
known about English portrait painter Joseph Blackburn prior to his presence on
Bermuda in 1752. During an extended stay on the island he painted about
twenty-five portraits, including those of members of the Jones, Tucker and
Harvey families. His compositions show that he was familiar with the work of
the leading London portrait painters... | Died ca. 1778 | Anonymous | 05/18/2012 |
| Bufford, John Henry |
John Henry Bufford (1810-1870) was a lithographer in 19th-century Boston, Massachusetts.
Biography
Bufford trained "in the Pendleton shop in Boston from 1829 to 1831."[1] According to one historian, Bufford's work as a lithographer represented "a mediocre sort of craftmanship at best. ...He had no very special skills as [an] original artist and... | 1810 - 1870 | Anonymous | 05/18/2012 |
| Hamilton, James |
Esteemed by
his peers as "our ablest marine painter," James Hamilton won fame as
an artist who, "in his best works, exhibited the higher mental powers of
the poet, as well as rare technical skill." Born in Entrien, near Belfast,
Ireland, Hamilton emigrated with his family to the
United States in 1834, settling in Philadelphia. He exhibited his... | 1819 - 1878 | Anonymous | 05/18/2012 |
| Buttersworth, James E. |
James
Edward Buttersworth (1817–1894) was an English painter who specialized in
maritime art, and is considered among the foremost American ship portraitists
of the nineteenth century.[1] His paintings are particularly known for their
meticulous detail, dramatic settings, and grace in movement.
Early life and education
Buttersworth
was born in... | 1817 - 1894 | Anonymous | 05/18/2012 |
| Blondel, Jacob D. | 1817 - 1877 | Anonymous | 05/18/2012 | |
| Breul, Hugo | 1854 - 1910 | Anonymous | 05/18/2012 | |
| Butler, Howard Russell | 1856 - 1934 | Anonymous | 05/18/2012 | |
| Brown, Harrison Bird |
Harrison
Bird Brown began his career as a modest beginning as a sign painter. He later
turned to painting and established himself as one of the most celebrated
landscape painters in Maine during the second half of the nineteenth century.
Brown spent the greatest portion of his life in Maine, and his works often
depicted the wholesome outdoor... | 1831 - 1915 | Anonymous | 05/18/2012 |
| Brown, George Loring |
George Loring Brown (1814-1889) was an American landscape painter. He was born in Boston and first studied wood engraving under Alonzo Hartwell and worked as an illustrator. He studied painting with Washington Allston, but soon went to Europe, residing principally in Italy for years. The motives of his pictures are usually Italian, and there is... | 1814 - 1889 | Anonymous | 05/18/2012 |
| Hall, George Henry |
George
Henry Hall was American painter of Academic Realism and Hudson River Style.
George
Henry Hall was born in Manchester, New Hampshire. His father moved the family
to Boston when George was four years old.
George
Henry Hall began his career as an artist at the age of 16. In 1849 he traveled
with his friend Eastman Johnson to Düsseldorf,... | 1825 - 1913 | Anonymous | 05/18/2012 |
