Artists

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Bluemner, Oscarnotes
Oscar Bluemner (June 21, 1867 – January 12, 1938), born as Friedrich Julius Oskar Blümner[1] and since 1933, known as Oscar Florianus Bluemner,[2] was a German-born American Modernist painter. Early life Bluemner was born as Friedrich Julius Oskar Blümner in Prenzlau, Germany on June 21, 1867.[1] Architecture Bluemner moved to Chicago in...
1867 - 1938Anonymous04/04/2012
Krimmel, John Lewisnotes
  John Lewis Krimmel (May 30, 1786-July 15, 1821), sometimes called "the American Hogarth" was America's first painter of genre scenes. Born in Germany, he emigrated to Philadelphia in 1809 and soon became a member of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Initially influenced by Scotland's David Wilkie, England's William Hogarth and America's...
1787 -  1821Anonymous04/03/2012
Sully, Thomasnotes
Thomas Sully (June 19, 1783 – November 5, 1872) was a well-known American (English-born) painter, mostly of portraits. Life and career Early life Sully was born in Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England, to the actors Matthew and Sarah Sully. In March 1792 the Sullys and their nine children immigrated to Richmond, Virginia, where Thomas’s uncle...
1783 - 1872Anonymous04/03/2012
Stone, William Olivernotes
William Oliver Stone (September 26, 1830 – September 15, 1875) was an American portrait painter. Stone was born in Derby, Connecticut. In the late 1840s he studied under Nathaniel Jocelyn in New Haven, and then moved to New York in 1851. He became fairly prominent there, and was elected an associate member of the National Academy in 1856, with...
1830 - 1875Anonymous04/03/2012
Sharples, Jamesnotes
James Sharples (1751 or 1752 in Lancashire – 26 February 1811 in New York [1]) was an English portrait painter and pastelist, who moved to the United States in 1794. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1779. History James was first intended for the Catholic priesthood, but became an artist instead.[3] Sharples headed a family...
1751 - 1811Anonymous04/03/2012
Stanley, Abram Rossnotes
Although the details of Abram Ross Stanley's life are not certain, he was probably born March 16, 1816, in Salisbury, Herkimer County, New York, to Jedediah and Prudence Stanley, who had moved there six years earlier from New Hampshire. Based on his middle name, the artist is sometimes identified as a descendant of Betsy Ross, but there is no...
1816 - 1875Anonymous04/03/2012
Chalfant, Jefferson Davidnotes
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 - 1931Anonymous04/03/2012
Brown, John Georgenotes
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 - 1913Anonymous04/03/2012
Seavey, Julian R.notes
Julian Ruggles Seavey was one of the most prestigious artists to have called Hamilton his home. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 24, 1857 and studied art in New York, Paris, Rome, and Germany before coming to Hamilton in 1879. During the time he lived here, Seavey was a major force in promoting local art and culture. Seavey was a...
1857 - 1940Anonymous04/03/2012
Walton, Henrynotes
Henry Walton made elaborate, highly detailed oil and watercolor portraits and miniatures as well as views of towns and buildings, in the literal, rather stiff style of American provincial artists of the first half of the nineteenth century. Like many such artists, Walton is a relatively obscure figure. He was born in Ballston, New York, the son of...
1804 - 1865Anonymous04/03/2012
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