Artists
| Name | Info
  | Years | Updated by | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metcalf, Willard Leroy | 
Willard Leroy Metcalf (July 1, 1858 – March 9, 1925) was an American artist born in Lowell, Massachusetts. He studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and later attended Académie Julian, Paris. After early figure-painting and illustration, he became prominent as a landscape painter. He was one of the Ten American Painters who in... | 1858 - 1925 | Anonymous | 05/18/2012 |
| Brown, John George |
Born in
Durham in northern England, John George Brown studied art while training as a
glass-cutter in Newcastle-upon-Tyne; he continued his studies at the Edinburgh
Royal Academy. After a short stay in London, Brown emigrated
to the United States in 1853, studied at the National Academy of Design, and
opened a portrait studio in Brooklyn, New York.... | 1831 - 1913 | Anonymous | 04/03/2012 |
| Blakelock, Ralph Albert |
Ralph
Albert Blakelock (October 15, 1847 – August 9, 1919) was a romanticist
painter from the United States.
Biography
Ralph
Blakelock was born in New York City on October 15, 1847.[1] His father was a successful
physician.[1] Blakelock initially set out to follow in his footsteps, and in
1864 began studies at the Free Academy of the City of... | 1847 - 1919 | Anonymous | 05/18/2012 |
| Melchers, Gari |
Gari
Melchers was born Julius Garibaldi (after the Italian patriot) Melchers in
Detroit on 11 August 1860, the son of a German immigrant Julius Theodore
Melchers and his wife Marie Bangetor. The senior
Melchers was himself an artist, having been trained in Paris as a sculptor. He
contributed decorations to the Crystal Palace in London, created... | 1860 - 1932 | Anonymous | 12/10/2012 |
| La Farge, John |
John La Farge (March 31, 1835 – November 14, 1910) was an
American painter, muralist, stained glass window maker, decorator, and writer.
Biography
LaFarge
was born in New York City to wealthy French parents and was raised bilingually.[1] His interest in art began during his training at Mount
St. Mary's University[2] and St. John's College (now... | 1835 - 1910 | Anonymous | 06/08/2012 |
| Casilear, John William |
John
William Casilear (June 25, 1811 – August 17, 1893) was an American
landscape artist belonging to the Hudson River School.
Casilear
was born in New York City. His first professional training was under prominent New
York engraver Peter Maverick in the 1820s, then with Asher Durand, himself an
engraver at the time. Casilear and Durand became... | 1811 - 1893 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
| Johnson, Eastman |
Eastman Johnson (July 29, 1824 –
April 5, 1906) was an American painter, and Co-Founder of the Metropolitan
Museum of Art, New York City, with his name inscribed at its entrance. Best
known for his genre paintings, paintings of scenes from everyday life, and his
portraits both of everyday people, he also painted portraits of prominent
Americans... | 1824 - 1906 | Anonymous | 05/17/2012 |
| Neagle, John |
John Neagle
(4 November 1796 – 17 September 1865) was a fashionable American painter,
primarily of portraits, during the first half of the 19th century in
Philadelphia.
Biography
Neagle was born
in Boston, Massachusetts. His training in art began with instruction from the
drawing-master Pietro Ancora and an apprenticeship to Thomas Wilson,... | 1796 - 1865 | Anonymous | 04/04/2012 |
| Haseltine, William Stanley |
William
Stanley Haseltine (June 11, 1835-February 3, 1900)
was an American painter and draftsman who was
associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting, the Hudson River School
and Luminism.
Early life and education
Born in
Philadelphia to John Haseltine, a successful
businessman, and Elizabeth Shinn Haseltine, an
amateur landscape painter,... | 1835 - 1900 | Anonymous | 05/16/2012 |
| Robinson, Theodore |
Theodore
Robinson (July 3, 1852 – April 2, 1896) was an American painter best
known for his impressionist landscapes. He was one of the first American
artists to take up impressionism in the late 1880s, visiting Giverny and developing a close friendship with Claude
Monet. Several of his works are considered masterpieces of... | 1852 - 1896 | Anonymous | 04/04/2012 |
