Artists

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Carr, Samuel S.notes
Very little is known regarding Samuel S. Carr. He was born in England on 15 October 1837 and studied at the Royal Academy of Design at Chester. In 1863 he emigrated to the United States where in 1865 he attended a class in mechanical drawing at Cooper Union. From 1870 to 1907 he lived with his sister and brother-in-law at 461 Twelfth Street in...
1837 - 1908Anonymous05/15/2012
Bricher, Alfred Thompsonnotes
A specialist in marine and coastal paintings, Alfred Thompson Bricher was celebrated for his precise depictions of waves breaking at the shoreline. Bricher was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and grew up in Newburyport, on the Massachusetts coast. He worked as a clerk in a dry-goods store in Boston while painting in his spare time. Bricher may...
1837 - 1908Anonymous11/17/2012
Munger, Gilbertnotes
Gilbert Davis Munger achieved great success in the nineteenth century, painting landscapes of the newly discovered American West. Biography Gilbert Davis Munger’s painting career can be divided into three phases: artist-explorer painting the spectacular landscapes of California, Oregon, Washington, and Utah; critically acclaimed...
1837 - 1903Anonymous05/18/2012
Niles, George E.notes
George E. Niles was a lithographer as well as a painter.  He kept a studio at Jackson, NH, where he exhibited the works of many other artists. He exhibited at the Boston Art Club during the years 1873 to 1877. References New Hampshire SceneryThe Boston Art Club Exhibition Record
1837 - 1898Anonymous12/14/2012
Custer, Edward L.notes
Edward L. Custer was a portrait, animal, and landscape painter.  He was born in Basel, Switzerland, on January 24, 1837.  Custer came to the United States in 1846 or 1847 with his family at about the age of ten, living first in Syracuse, NY and later in Manchester, NH.  His father became a doctor while in Manchester.   He went to Germany to study...
1837 - 1881Anonymous12/25/2012
Meucci, Anthony Died 1837Anonymous04/10/2012
Vedder, Elihunotes
Elihu Vedder (February 26, 1836 – January 29, 1923) was an American symbolist painter, book illustrator, and poet, born in New York City. He is best known for his fifty-five illustrations for Edward FitzGerald's translation of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (deluxe edition, published by Houghton Mifflin). Biography Elihu Vedder was born February 26,...
1836 - 1923Anonymous11/12/2012
Willard, Archibald M.notes
Archibald MacNeal Willard (August 22, 1836–October 11, 1918) was an American painter who was born and raised in Bedford, Ohio.[1] Willard joined the 86th Ohio Infantry in 1863 and fought in the American Civil War. During this time he painted several scenes from the war, and forged a friendship with photographer James F. Ryder. Willard painted...
1836 - 1918Anonymous05/15/2012
Homer, Winslownotes
Winslow Homer (February 24, 1836 – September 29, 1910) was an American landscape painter and printmaker, best known for his marine subjects. He is considered one of the foremost painters in 19th century America and a preeminent figure in American art. Largely self-taught, Homer began his career working as a commercial illustrator.[1]...
1836 - 1910Anonymous12/27/2012
Hilliard, William Henrynotes
An accomplished landscape, still-life, and portrait painter, William Henry Hilliard was born in Auburn, New York in 1836.  By the 1860's, Hilliard was well known among Indian artists, residing in Madison.  He left for New York in 1876, subsequently moving to Boston and finally settling in  Washington, DC. He studied in New York City and also abroad...
1836 - 1905Anonymous12/08/2012
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