Artists
Name | Info | Years | Updated by | Date |
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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 |
Benson, Frank Weston |
Frank
Weston Benson, frequently referred to as Frank W. Benson, (March 24, 1862
– November 15, 1951) was an American artist from Salem, Massachusetts
known for his Realistic portraits, American Impressionist paintings,
watercolors and etchings. He began his career painting portraits of
distinguished families and murals for the Library of... | 1862 - 1951 | Anonymous | 12/28/2012 |
Homer, Winslow |
Winslow
Homer (February 24, 1836 – September 29, 1910) was an American landscape
painter and printmaker, best known for his marine subjects. He is considered
one of the foremost painters in 19th century America and a preeminent figure in
American art.
Largely
self-taught, Homer began his career working as a commercial illustrator.[1]... | 1836 - 1910 | Anonymous | 12/27/2012 |
Bellows, George Wesley |
George
Wesley Bellows (August 12[1][2] or August 19,[3][4][5] 1882 - January 8, 1925)
was an American realist painter, known for his bold depictions of urban life in
New York City, becoming, according to the Columbus Museum of Art, "the
most acclaimed American artist of his generation".[6]
Youth
Bellows was
born and raised in Columbus, Ohio. He... | 1882 - 1925 | Anonymous | 01/13/2013 |