Artists
| Name | Info
  | Years | Updated by | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey, Edwin Austin | 
Edwin
Austin Abbey (April 1, 1852 – August 1, 1911) was an American artist,
illustrator, and painter. He flourished at the beginning of what is now
referred to as the "golden age" of illustration, and is best known
for his drawings and paintings of Shakespearean and Victorian subjects, as well
as for his painting of Edward VII's... | 1852 - 1911 | Anonymous | 12/16/2013 |
| Brown, George Loring |
George Loring Brown (1814-1889) was an American landscape painter. He was born in Boston and first studied wood engraving under Alonzo Hartwell and worked as an illustrator. He studied painting with Washington Allston, but soon went to Europe, residing principally in Italy for years. The motives of his pictures are usually Italian, and there is... | 1814 - 1889 | Anonymous | 05/18/2012 |
| Blum, Robert Frederick |
Robert
Frederick Blum was a major figure painter and illustrator who emerged from the
active artistic milieu of mid-century Cincinnati, where he was born. From his
studies in Cincinnati, Blum traveled to Philadelphia and studied art at the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (1876-1877). Blum and many of his
contemporaries greatly admired the... | Active ca. 1877 - 1900 | Anonymous | 08/05/2012 |
| Heade, Martin Johnson |
Martin
Johnson Heade (August 11, 1819 – September 4, 1904) was a prolific
American painter known for his salt marsh landscapes, seascapes, portraits of
tropical birds, and still lifes. His painting style and subject matter, while
derived from the romanticism of the time, is regarded by art historians as a
significant departure from that of his... | 1819 - 1904 | Anonymous | 05/16/2012 |
| Ranger, Henry Ward |
Henry Ward
Ranger (January 29, 1858 – November 7, 1916 ), American artist, was born
in western New York State. He became a prominent landscape and marine painter,
much of his work being done in the Netherlands, and showing the influence of
the modern Dutch school. He became a National Academician (1906), and a member
of the American Water Color... | 1858 - 1916 | Anonymous | 11/14/2012 |
| 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 |
| Inness, George |
George
Inness (May 1, 1825 -August 3, 1894) was an American landscape painter; born in
Newburgh, New York; died at Bridge of Allan in Scotland. His work was
influenced, in turn, by that of the old masters, the Hudson River school, the
Barbizon school, and, finally, by the theology of Emanuel Swedenborg, whose
spiritualism found vivid expression in... | 1825 - 1894 | Anonymous | 06/08/2012 |
| Wyant, Alexander Helwig |
Alexander
Helwig Wyant, was born January 11, 1836, in Ohio - and he died November 29,
1892 in New York, New York.
He was an
American landscape painter. Also known as Alexander Wyant, A. H. Wyant, he was
active as an artist in Arkville, New York, and Keene Valley, New York among
other places.
Biography
Alexander
Wyant was born at Port Washington,... | 1836 - 1892 | Anonymous | 04/04/2012 |
| Morse, Samuel F.B. |
Samuel
Finley Breese Morse (April 27, 1791 – April 2, 1872) was an American
contributor to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on
European telegraphs, co-inventor of the Morse code, and an accomplished
painter.
Birth and education
Samuel F.B.
Morse was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts, the first child of the pastor Jedidiah... | 1791 - 1872 | Anonymous | 12/27/2012 |
| Kensett, John Frederick |
John
Frederick Kensett (March 22, 1816 in Cheshire, Connecticut - December 14, 1872
in New York City) was an American artist and engraver. He attended school at
Cheshire Academy, and studied engraving with his immigrant father, Thomas
Kensett, and later with his uncle, Alfred Dagget. He
worked as engraver in the New Haven area until about 1838,... | 1816 - 1872 | Anonymous | 12/25/2012 |
