Artists
| Name | Info
  | Years | Updated by | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wachtel, Elmer | 
Painter. Born in Baltimore, MD on Jan. 21, 1864.
When Elmer
was quite young, the Wachtel family moved to Lanark, IL where he worked as a
hired hand and taught himself to play the violin.
At age 18,
he moved to San Gabriel, CA where his brother had married the sister of artist
Guy Rose and was managing the large Rose ranch. He continued playing... | 1864 - 1929 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
| Waugh, Frederick Judd |
Frederick
Judd Waugh (September 13, 1861 – September 10, 1940) was an American
artist, primarily known as a marine artist. During World War I, he designed
ship camouflage for the U.S. Navy, under the direction of Everett L. Warner.
Background
Born in
Bordentown, New Jersey, Waugh was the son of a well-known Philadelphia portrait
painter, Samuel... | 1861 - 1940 | Anonymous | 04/21/2012 |
| Vinton, Frederick Porter |
Frederic
Porter Vinton (January 29, 1846 – May 19, 1911), sometimes spelled
"Frederick", was an American portrait painter from Bangor, Maine. He
grew up in Chicago, and moved to Boston in 1861[1] For twenty years he worked
as a bookkeeper, during which he studied art under William Rimmer at the Lowell
Institute. Soon after studying at the... | 1846 - 1911 | Anonymous | 05/19/2012 |
| Voll, F. Usher |
De Voll’s paintings include scenes of Providence and New
York City, often showing the marine activities of the Hudson River and the New
York harbor
Biography
Frederick
Usher De Voll was an American landscapist who
depicted scenes of New York City and his home town of Providence, Rhode Island.
He exhibited frequently throughout his lifetime at... | 1873 - 1941 | Anonymous | 05/19/2012 |
| Watrous, Harry Wilson |
A leading
figure in New York’s turn-of-the-century art establishment, Harry Watrous had a successful career as a painter and
administrator. After training in the French academic mode at the Academie Julian in Paris, Watrous
returned to New York and won recognition for his stylized female portraits,
elegant still lifes, and enchanting... | 1857 - 1940 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
| Tyler, James Gale |
James G. Tyler was one of the most notable maritime painters and illustrators of his day. His popularity can be gauged by the fact that his works were often forged. It is estimated that in New York City in 1918, more than 100 works falsely carried the artist's name.
Tyler was born in 1855 in Oswego, New York. At age 15, Tyler, already fascinated by... | 1855 - 1931 | Anonymous | 12/27/2012 |
| Theus, Jeremiah |
Jeremiah Theus (sometimes Jeremiah Theüs[note 1]) (April
5, 1716 – May 17, 1774) was a Swiss-born American painter, primarily of
portraits. He was active mainly around Charleston, South Carolina, in which
city he remained almost without competition for the bulk of his career.[1]
Early life and career
Theus was
born in the city of Chur, in the... | 1716 - 1774 | Anonymous | 05/19/2012 |
| Toole, John |
John Toole,
whose name was originally O'Toole, was born in Dublin, Ireland, on 26 November
1815 to Jane O'Toole and Michael O'Toole, a chemistry teacher.
After his father's death as a result of an explosive experiment, John
immigrated to the United States in 1827, along with his brother and sister.
They were sent to live with an aunt and uncle who... | 1815 - 1860 | Anonymous | 05/16/2012 |
| Trumbull, John |
John
Trumbull (June 6, 1756 – November 10, 1843) was an American artist during
the period of the American Revolutionary War and was notable for his historical
paintings. His Declaration of Independence was used on the reverse of the
two-dollar bill.
Early years
Trumbull
was born in Lebanon, Connecticut, in 1756, to Jonathan Trumbull, who... | 1756 - 1843 | Anonymous | 12/21/2012 |
| Willson, Mary Ann |
This artist
was unknown until 1943, when a New York art gallery discovered a portfolio of
her drawings. Mary Ann Willson is now regarded as one
of the earliest American watercolorists, along with Eunice Pinney
of Connecticut.
An
anonymous letter written in 1850 and signed by "an admirer of art"
accompanied the drawings. It relates that Willson... | Born 1810 | Alexander Lusher | 05/15/2012 |
