Artists

Sarah Goodridge (February 5, 1788 – December 28, 1853) was an American painter who specialized in miniatures. She was the older sister of Elizabeth (Eliza) Goodridge, also an American miniaturist. Goodridge was born in Templeton, Massachusetts, the sixth child and third daughter of Ebenezer Goodridge and his wife Beulah Childs. At an early age,...

Philip R. Goodwin (September 16, 1881  – December 14, 1935) was an American painter and illustrator who specialized in depictions of wildlife, the outdoors, fishing, hunting and the Old American West. He provided illustrations for numerous books and magazines, as well as for commercial items, such as posters, advertisements and calendars. He is...

An itinerant painter who at various times was also a poet, linguist, composer, musician, music teacher, sculptor, and draftsman, Charles Granger was born on 13 June 1812 in Saco, Maine, a town just south of Portland where the Saco River meets the Atlantic. He was the son of Daniel Granger and Mary Jordan. Granger's artistic career began about...

Frerichs was born in Ghent Belgium, the son of William Daniel, a general in the Dutch Army.  His name at birth was Wilhelm Karel Anthonius Frerichs.  He was educated in Belgium, having studied medicine at the University of Leyden and art at the Royal Academies in The Hague and Brussels.  When he was only 18 years old, he completed a 12 x 17 foot...

James Edward Freeman (1808–November 21, 1884) was an American painter, diplomat, and author. He studied at the National Academy of Design in New York City and in Rome, Italy. He expatriated to Rome in 1841 when he was appointed U.S. Consul to Ancona, in the Papal States. Early life and career in America Freeman was born on Indian Island, in New...