Artists
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Allston, Washington |
Washington
Allston (November 5, 1779 – July 9, 1843) was an American painter and
poet, born in Waccamaw Parish, South Carolina.
Allston pioneered America's Romantic movement of landscape painting. He was
well known during his lifetime for his experiments with dramatic subject matter
and his bold use of light and atmospheric... | 1779 - 1843 | Anonymous | 12/28/2012 |
Healy, George P.A. |
George
Peter Alexander Healy (July 15, 1813 - June 24, 1894) was an American painter
born in Boston, Massachusetts.
Going to Europe
in 1835 Healy studied under Baron Gros in Paris and in Rome. He received a
third-class medal in Paris in 1840, and one of the second class in 1855, when
he exhibited his "Franklin urging the claims of the American... | 1813 - 1894 | Anonymous | 05/16/2012 |
Edmonds, Francis William |
One of the
few mid-nineteenth-century painters to pursue a dual career in art and
business, Francis Edmonds managed to become an influential figure in the
interrelated spheres of banking, politics, and culture in New York City.
Edmonds was born in 1806 into a large family in Hudson, New York, where he
received a Quaker education and early artistic... | 1806 - 1863 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
Harnett, William Michael |
William Michael Harnett (August 10, 1848 – October 29, 1892) was an Irish-American painter known for his trompe l'oeil still lifes of ordinary objects.
Early life
Harnett was born in Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland during the time of the potato famine. Shortly after his birth his family emigrated to America, settling in Philadelphia. Becoming a... | 1848 - 1892 | Anonymous | 08/28/2012 |
Inman, Henry |
Henry Inman's father was an English-born brewer who settled near Utica, New York, and it was there that the future artist was born in 1801, raised, and educated. Aside from primary schooling, Inman also received some artistic instruction in his native town from an itinerant portrait painter. After the family moved to New York City in 1812, he... | 1801 - 1846 | Anonymous | 12/22/2012 |
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 |
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 |
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 |