Artists
| Name | Info
  | Years | Updated by | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark, George Washington | 
George Washington Mark, sometimes called "Count Mark" or "The Count", was born in Charlestown, New Hampshire, in 1795, one of seven children of John and Hannah Mark. Mark may have served on a schooner before settling in the Connecticut Valley town of Greenfield, Massachusetts, in 1817. Shortly after his arrival there, he married his first wife, Mary... | 1795 - 1879 | Anonymous | 05/18/2012 |
| Martin, Homer Dodge |
Homer Dodge
Martin (October 28, 1836 - February 2, 1897) was an American artist,
particularly known for his landscapes.
Biography
Martin was
born at Albany, New York. A pupil for a short time of William Hart, his earlier
work was closely aligned with the Hudson River School. He was elected as
associate of the National Academy of Design, New York,... | 1836 - 1897 | Anonymous | 05/18/2012 |
| Matteson, Tompkins Harrison |
Matteson,
Tompkins Harrison (May 9, 1813 - Feb. 2, 1884), historical and genre painter,
born at Peterboro, N. Y., is remembered chiefly for
his popular patriotic pictures, which were widely known through reproductions.
His father, an astute Democratic politician, named him for Governor Tompkins of
New York, and having been appointed deputy sheriff... | 1813 - 1884 | Anonymous | 05/18/2012 |
| Maurer, Alfred Henry |
Alfred
Henry Maurer (April 21, 1868 – August 4, 1932) was an American modernist
painter. He exhibited his work in avant-garde circles internationally and in
New York City during the early 20th century.
Biography
Maurer was
born in New York City. He was the son of German-born Louis Maurer, a
lithographer. At age sixteen, Maurer quit school to... | 1868 - 1932 | Anonymous | 11/19/2012 |
| Mayer, Frank Blackwell |
Francis
Blackwell Mayer (December 27, 1827 – December 5, 1899) was a prominent
19th century American genre painter from Maryland. While he spent most of his
life in that state, he took a trip to the western frontier in the
mid-nineteenth century and executed a series of drawings of Native Americans;
he also studied in Paris for five years in the... | 1827 - 1899 | Anonymous | 10/30/2012 |
| Mayhew, Frederick W. |
A native of the island of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, Frederick W. Mayhew was born in Chilmark on 6 July 1785. Although Mayhew has been known for some time through his works, several of them signed, the biographical details of his life eluded scholars until recently. Difficulty arose from his misidentification as Nathaniel Mayhew and confusion... | 1785 - 1854 | Anonymous | 05/18/2012 |
| McEntee, Jervis |
Jervis
McEntee (July 14, 1828 – January 27, 1891) was an American painter of the
Hudson River School. He is a somewhat lesser-known figure of the 19th century
American art world, but was the close friend and traveling companion of several
of the important Hudson River School artists. Aside from his paintings,
McEntee's detailed journals are an... | 1828 - 1891 | Anonymous | 05/18/2012 |
| Mellen, Mary Blood |
American
marine artist Mary Blood Mellen is most well known as
a collaborative artist and friend to American Luminist
master Fitz Henry Lane. Her known works are mostly of the greater Gloucester,
Massachusetts region, although she studied art early in Sterling, Mass. Married
at 21 to Rev. Charles Mellen in 1840, Mellen would visit family living in... | 1817 - 1882 | Anonymous | 05/18/2012 |
| Melrose, Andrew |
New Jersey
artist Andrew Melrose painted traditional, atmospheric landscapes inspired by
travels in Europe, South American and various regions of the United States.
Many of his best paintings are views of New York State and New Jersey,
especially regions of the Hudson River Valley and New York Harbor. Melrose
typically painted in an indigenous... | 1836 - 1901 | Anonymous | 05/18/2012 |
| Merritt, Anna Lea |
Anna Lea Merritt (born 13 September 1844 in Philadelphia , died. 7 April 1930 in Hurstbourne Tarrant, in the county of Hampshire ) - American artist active in England . Dealt with the oil painting and decoration, created etchings and murals , was also a writer and publicist.
She was born in a wealthy Philadelphia family of Quakers , her father was an... | 1844 - 1930 | Anonymous | 05/18/2012 |
