Artists
| Name | Info | Years
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| Isham, Samuel | ![]()
Samuel Isham (1855–1914) was an American portrait and figure
painter, born in New York. He graduated from Yale in 1875 and studied law, but
after being admitted to the bar he turned to art and studied in Paris at the Académie Julian. He exhibited at both Paris salons
and at the larger American exhibitions, and became a member of the... | 1855 - 1914 | Anonymous | 12/23/2012 |
| Harvey, George Wainwright | 1855 - 1920 | Anonymous | 05/16/2012 | |
| Bacher, Otto Henry | ![]()
BACHER, OTTO HENRY (31 May 1856-16 Aug. 1909) was one of Cleveland's first artists to travel to Europe and attain a national and international reputation. The Cleveland native was born on River St. near St. Clair Ave., son of Henry and Charlotte Bacher. He attended the CLEVELAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS. After working as a decorator of lake vessels and local... | 1856 - 1909 | Anonymous | 01/07/2013 |
| Denslow, William Wallace | ![]()
William Wallace Denslow (5 May 1856 – 27 May 1915) – usually credited as W. W. Denslow – was an illustrator and caricaturist remembered for his work in collaboration with author L. Frank Baum, especially his illustrations of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.[1] Denslow was an editorial cartoonist with a strong interest in politics, which has fueled... | 1856 - 1915 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
| Alexander, John White | ![]()
John White
Alexander (7 October 1856 – 31 May 1915) was an American portrait,
figure, and decorative painter and illustrator.
Biography
Alexander
was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, now a part of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Orphaned
in infancy, he was reared by his grandparents and at the age of 12 became a
telegraph boy in Pittsburgh. His... | 1856 - 1915 | Anonymous | 12/24/2012 |
| Beauregard, Charles Grant | ![]()
Charles Grant Beauregard (* 1856 in Montreal , † 1919 in Troy) was an American painter.
Life and Work
Even as a young man wandered from Beauregard in the State of New York and lived there the majority of his life in Troy, where he worked as a teacher at the Emma Willard Private School.
While he initially dealt with portraiture, he later turned to... | 1856 - 1919 | Anonymous | 12/28/2012 |
| Cox, Kenyon | ![]()
Kenyon Cox
(October 27, 1856 – March 17, 1919) was an American painter, illustrator,
muralist, writer, and teacher. Cox was an influential and important early
instructor at the Art Students League of New York. He was the designer of the
League's logo, whose motto is Nulla Dies Sine Linea
or No Day Without a Line.
Biography
He was born
in... | 1856 - 1919 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
| Shackleton, Charles | 1856 - 1920 | Anonymous | 05/22/2012 | |
| Cooper, Astley David Middleton | 1856 - 1924 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 | |
| Chalfant, Jefferson David | ![]()
Jefferson
David Chalfant painted still-life images and scenes
of everyday life that celebrate the ideal of manual craft in their subjects and
in their technique. Chalfant was born in Chester
County, Pennsylvania, the son of a cabinetmaker. He followed his father’s
trade and worked with him decorating railroad cars. In 1879 he moved to
Wilmington,... | 1856 - 1931 | Anonymous | 04/03/2012 |





