Artists
| Name | Info
  | Years | Updated by | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dixon, Maria | 
Maria R. Dixon (fl. 1880-1895 / D. 1896)
Little is known about the circumstances of Maria R. Dixon’s life, including any record of birth or death. As early as 1886, the Complete Catalog of the 62nd Spring Exhibition of the National Academy of Design stated that she had studied at the Art Students League under Charles Yardley Turner.
The... | Died 1896 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
| Corne, Michele Felice |
Michele Felice Cornè, considered
to be Salem, Massachusetts’ most versatile early nineteenth century
artist, arrived in America from Naples, Italy in 1800. Cornè
worked and lived in Salem from 1800-06 when he moved to Boston. During his
Boston tenure (1807-22) the artist was noted for painting portraits of Boston
ships and naval battles of the... | 1752 - 1845 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
| Russell, Mrs. Moses B. |
Clarissa Peters was born in Februay 1809 in Andover, Massachusetts. While little is known about her early life, it is believed that she taught at the Blue Hill Academy in Blue Hill, Maine. By 1835 she was working in Boston as a miniaturist and giving instruction. In 1839 she married Moses Baker Russell, who was also a miniaturist and instructor.
Even... | 1809 - 1854 | Anonymous | 12/23/2012 |
| Roberts, Mary |
Mary
Roberts (died 1761) was an American miniaturist active in Charleston, South
Carolina in the 1740s and 1750s. One of the earliest American miniaturists, and
the first woman recorded as working in the medium in the American colonies,[1]
she is also believed to have painted the first watercolor-on-ivory miniature in
the... | Active ca. 1745 - 1755 | Anonymous | 10/15/2012 |
| Smith, Mary Russell |
Mary
Russell Smith was born at Edgehill, close to
Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. She was a true lover of
nature and all the things of nature, wandering the fields and woods near her
childhood home, gathering objects that caught her eye. Smith had much influence
to become an an artist
because all in her family were painters. Her father, Russell, was a... | 1842 - 1878 | Anonymous | 10/15/2012 |
| Waterman, Marcus |
Marcus
Waterman graduated from Brown University and then moved to New York City, where
he had a studio from 1857 to 1874. He became an associate member of the
National Academy in 1861. After 1874, Waterman made his home in Boston and
spent much of his time around New England in Vermont and Cape Cod. From 1879 to
1884, the artist traveled to... | 1834 - 1914 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
| Way, Mary |
Mary Way
(1769-1833) and her sister Elizabeth Way (1771-1825) were born in New Haven,
Conn., the daughters of Ebenezer Way (1728-1813) and Mary Taber Way (1737-1771). The sisters were both painters of small
watercolors. Mary Way moved
to New York City about 1811 and advertised herself as a portrait and miniature painter,
as well as a teacher... | 1769 - 1833 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
| Kittell, Nicholas Biddle |
Groce and
Wallace listed Nicholas Biddle Kittell as a landscape
as well as a portrait artist. He
first exhibited at the National Academy of Design in 1847, giving his address
as Norwich, NY. He continued to
exhibit at the National Academy of Design during the period 1857 to 1891. He exhibited at the Brooklyn Art
Association during the period... | 1822 - 1894 | Anonymous | 05/17/2012 |
| Bush, Norton |
Norton Bush
was first noted for his portraits, marine views and landscapes of the East
Coast and California. Later in his career, after visiting Central and South
America, Bush devoted himself to his favorite topic, painting tropical scenery.
Norton Bush was born in Rochester, New
York, Feb.22, 1834. He first studied art in his native city under... | 1834 - 1894 | Anonymous | 04/09/2012 |
| Calyo, Nicolino |
Born in
Naples, Nicolino Calyo was
an accomplished American nineteenth century view painter who brought the
discipline of his classical European training to vibrant portrayals of the
American scene. He studied at the
Naples Academy, where he learned Neoclassical, Italian, and Dutch landscape
techniques and traditions. Calyo fled Italy in 1821,... | 1799 - 1884 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
