Artists
| Name | Info | Years | Updated by | Date
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| English, Frank F. | 
Frank F.
English (1854 - 1922)
Frank F.
English was born in Indiana in 1854. In the early 1880s, he studied for five
years in the evening classes of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. His
instructors included Thomas Eakins, James P. Kelly and Thomas Anshutz.
However,
English's reputation primarily rests with his outstanding facility as... | 1854 - 1922 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
| Elliott, Charles Loring |
Charles
Loring Elliott (1812–1868) was an American painter known for his
portraits. He was active in central New York for 10 years as a young man, then
in 1845 moved to New York City to pursue his career. He was elected to the
National Academy of Design in 1846.
Early life and education
Elliott was
born at Auburn, New York. His father was a... | 1812 - 1868 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
| Elder, John Adams |
Standing
amid the soldiers' and civilians' graves in the Confederate Cemetery on
Washington Avenue is a simple, elegant marker with the name "Elder"
etched across its face. To the casual observer, this tombstone would probably
blend in with the rest of the surroundings, but the seasoned art enthusiast or
historian would recognize it as the final... | 1833 - 1895 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
| Eglau, Max | 1825 - 1900 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 | |
| Edmonds, Francis William |
One of the
few mid-nineteenth-century painters to pursue a dual career in art and
business, Francis Edmonds managed to become an influential figure in the
interrelated spheres of banking, politics, and culture in New York City.
Edmonds was born in 1806 into a large family in Hudson, New York, where he
received a Quaker education and early artistic... | 1806 - 1863 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
| Eaton, Charles Warren |
Charles
Warren Eaton (1857–1937) was an American artist best known for his
tonalist landscapes. He earned the nickname "the pine tree painter"
for his numerous depictions of Eastern White Pine trees.
Eaton was
born in Albany, New York to a family of limited means. He starting working at
age nine, and worked at a dry goods store in Albany into... | 1857 - 1937 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
| Eastman, Seth |
Seth
Eastman (1808–1875) and his second wife Mary Henderson Eastman (1818
– 24 February 1887[1]) were instrumental in recording Native American
life. Eastman was an artist and West Point graduate who served in the US Army,
first as a mapmaker and illustrator. He had two tours at Fort Snelling, Minnesota Territory; during the second,... | 1808 - 1875 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
| Earle, Lawrence Carmichael |
Lawrence Carmichael Earle was raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he received his first art instruction from Marinus Harting, a Dutch immigrant artist. Earle was as an early enthusiast for baseball, joining the Kent Club, the city’s first team, in 1867, and sketching the players. He arrived in Chicago in 1868 to study under Walter Shirlaw at the... | 1845 - 1921 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
| Eakins, Susan Macdowell |
Susan
Hannah Macdowell Eakins (September 21, 1851 – December 27, 1938[1]) was
an American artist and wife of Thomas Eakins. She was the fifth of eight
children of a Philadelphia engraver, well known in the artistic community. She
was a student of Eakins while he was an instructor at the Pennsylvania Academy
of Fine Arts, and married him in... | 1851 - 1938 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
| Dewing, Thomas Wilmer |
Thomas Dewing was born on May 4, 1851, in Newton Lower Falls, Massachusetts. As a child he was interested in both drawing and in playing the violin; this early interest in music would later reappear in the themes of many of his paintings. By 1872, after a period of apprenticeship in a lithography shop, Dewing was listing his profession as "artist." He... | 1851 - 1938 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
