Artists
Name
  | Info | Years | Updated by | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champney, Benjamin | 
Benjamin Champney (November 20, 1817[1] – December 11, 1907) was
a painter whose name has become synonymous with White Mountain art of the 19th
century. He began his training as a lithographer under celebrated marine artist
Fitz Henry Lane at Pendleton's Lithography shop in Boston. Most art historians
consider him the founder of the "North Conway... | 1817 - 1907 | Anonymous | 01/05/2013 |
| Chambers, Thomas |
Thomas
Chambers was born in London in 1808 and emigrated to
the United States in 1832. A painter of both landscapes and marine scenes,
Chambers did not confine his artistic subjects to views that he knew firsthand
but made liberal use of both his imagination and popular engraved images.
Chambers is known to have looked not only to the Englishman... | 1808 - 1866 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
| Chamberlain, Samuel |
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... | 1895 - 1975 | 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 |
| Chain, Helen Henderson | 1849 - 1892 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 | |
| Catlin, George |
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... | 1796 - 1872 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
| Cassidy, Ira Diamond Gerald | 1879 - 1934 | Anonymous | 04/07/2012 | |
| Cassatt, Mary |
Mary
Stevenson Cassatt (pronounced /kəˈsæt/;
May 22, 1844 – June 14, 1926) was an American painter and printmaker. She
lived much of her adult life in France, where she first befriended Edgar Degas
and later exhibited among the Impressionists. Cassatt often created images of
the social and private lives of women, with particular emphasis on... | 1844 - 1926 | Anonymous | 04/01/2012 |
| 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 |
| Carr, Samuel S. |
Very little is known regarding Samuel S. Carr. He was born in England on 15 October 1837 and studied at the Royal Academy of Design at Chester. In 1863 he emigrated to the United States where in 1865 he attended a class in mechanical drawing at Cooper Union. From 1870 to 1907 he lived with his sister and brother-in-law at 461 Twelfth Street in... | 1837 - 1908 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
