Artists
Name | Info | Years | Updated by | Date |
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Parrott, William Samuel |
Born in
Missouri in 1843, William Samuel Parrott came west with his family to Oregon in
1847, and moved with them to Washington in 1859. By 1867 he had established
himself as a painter in Portland, where he would maintain a studio for twenty
years
Parrott
painted throughout the West from California to Idaho, but is best known for his
paintings of... | 1844 - 1915 | Anonymous | 04/15/2012 |
Babcock, William P. | 1826 - 1899 | Anonymous | 04/15/2012 | |
Bunner, Andrew Fisher | 1841 - 1897 | Anonymous | 04/13/2012 | |
Landis, John | 1805 - 1851 | Anonymous | 04/13/2012 | |
Lambdin, James Reid |
James Reid Lambdin was born in Pittsburgh on May 10, 1807. His
father's death in 1812 left his family in difficult financial straits, so at
age twelve Lambdin left school to work in a
bookstore. There he studied art instruction books and taught himself to draw.
After seeing a reproduction of one of Gilbert Stuart's portraits of George
Washington,... | 1807 - 1889 | Anonymous | 04/13/2012 |
Robertson, Archibald |
ROBERTSON,
ARCHIBALD (1765–1835), miniature-painter, born at Monymusk
in Scotland on 8 May 1765, was eldest son of William Robertson of Drumnahoy, near Aberdeen, and Jean Ross, his wife; Andrew
Robertson [q. v.] was his brother. He was educated at Aberdeen, and received
his first instruction in drawing from a deaf-and-dumb artist. In 1786 he... | 1765 - 1835 | Anonymous | 04/13/2012 |
Tryon, Dwight W. |
Dwight
William Tryon (August 13, 1849 – July 1, 1925) was an American landscape
painter in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His work was influenced by
James McNeill Whistler, and he is best-known for his landscapes and seascapes
painted in a tonalist style.
Biography
Tryon was
born in Hartford, Connecticut. His father was killed in a gun... | 1849 - 1925 | Anonymous | 04/13/2012 |
Ranney, William Tylee |
William
Tylee Ranney (May 9, 1813 – November 18, 1857) was a 19th-century
American painter, known for his depictions of Western life, sporting scenery,
historical subjects and portraiture. In his 20-year career, he made 150
paintings and 80 drawings, and is considered the first major genre painter to
work in New Jersey, and one of the most... | 1813 - 1857 | Anonymous | 04/12/2012 |
Talbot, Jesse | 1806 - 1879 | Anonymous | 04/12/2012 | |
Taber, Edward Martin | 1863 - 1896 | Anonymous | 04/12/2012 |