Artists

Samuel E. Chamberlain (November 27, 1829–November 10, 1908) was a soldier, painter, and author who travelled throughout the American Southwest and Mexico. He and his wife, Mary, had three children. Early life Chamberlain was born in Center Harbor, New Hampshire and soon afterward moved to Boston, where he spent most of his childhood. In 1844 at...

George Catlin (July 26, 1796 – December 23, 1872) was an American painter, author and traveler who specialized in portraits of Native Americans in the Old West. Biography Early years Catlin was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. His early work included engravings drawn from nature of sites along the route of the Erie Canal in New York...

Francis Bicknell Carpenter (August 6, 1830 – May 23, 1900) was an American painter born in Homer, New York. Carpenter is best known for his painting First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln, which is hanging in the United States Capitol. Carpenter resided with President Lincoln at the White House and in 1866 published...

Soren Emil Carlsen (October 19, 1853 – January 2, 1932, New York City, U.S.[2]) was an American Impressionist painter who emigrated to the United States from Denmark.[3] While he became known for his still lifes and has been described as "The American Chardin," he branched out later in his career and also became known for landscapes...

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,...