Artists
| Name | Info
  | Years | Updated by | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meeker, Joseph Rusling | 
Joseph
Rusling Meeker (born in Newark, New Jersey, 21 April 1827; died in St. Louis,
Missouri, 27 September 1887) was a United States painter.
Biography
He studied
at the National Academy of Design in 1845-46, and exhibited at the American Art
Union in 1849-50, the Academy of Design in 1867, and the Boston Art Club in
1877. His studio was at St.... | 1827 - 1889 | Anonymous | 07/28/2012 |
| Smith, John Rubens |
John Rubens
Smith (January 23, 1775 London - August 21, 1849 New York City) was a
London-born painter, printmaker and art instructor who worked in the United
States.
Biography
Smith was
born in England where he first studied art with his father, John Raphael Smith,
a mezzotint engraver. He later studied art at the Royal Academy.
Smith
emigrated... | 1775 - 1849 | Anonymous | 04/21/2012 |
| Scott, Julian |
Julian A.
Scott (February 14, 1846 – July 4, 1901), he was born in Johnson,
Vermont, and served as a Union Army drummer during the American Civil War where
he received America's highest military decoration the Medal of Honor for his
actions at the Battle of Lee's Mills; he was also an American painter and Civil
War artist.
Family
Julian was
the... | 1846 - 1901 | Anonymous | 07/28/2012 |
| Walker, James |
James
Walker, born on June 3, 1819 in Northamptonshire, England, was a historical
painter whose works can be found in the permanent collections of the U. S. War
Department Building, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the California
Historical Society and the Tennessee State Museum among others. Not much is
known of his training, although it has... | 1819 - 1889 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
| Hill, John William |
John
William Hill or often J.W. Hill (1812–1879) was a British born American
artist working in watercolor, gouache, lithography, and engraving. Hill's work focussed primarily upon natural subjects including
landscapes, still lifes, and ornithological and zoological
subjects. In the 1850s, influenced by John Ruskin and Hill's association... | 1812 - 1879 | Anonymous | 05/16/2012 |
| Witkowski, Karl |
Karl Witkowski was an American artist working in the later part
of the 19th century. Karl received
his training in the studio of Jan Matejko (1838-1893)
and like his mentor, specialized in genre and portrait painting.
Witkowski,
like his contemporary J.G. Brown (1831 – 1913), focused his attention on
the young shoeshine and paper boys working... | 1860 - 1910 | Anonymous | 04/08/2012 |
| Earle, Lawrence Carmichael |
Lawrence Carmichael Earle was raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he received his first art instruction from Marinus Harting, a Dutch immigrant artist. Earle was as an early enthusiast for baseball, joining the Kent Club, the city’s first team, in 1867, and sketching the players. He arrived in Chicago in 1868 to study under Walter Shirlaw at the... | 1845 - 1921 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
| Dixon, Maria |
Maria R. Dixon (fl. 1880-1895 / D. 1896)
Little is known about the circumstances of Maria R. Dixon’s life, including any record of birth or death. As early as 1886, the Complete Catalog of the 62nd Spring Exhibition of the National Academy of Design stated that she had studied at the Art Students League under Charles Yardley Turner.
The... | Died 1896 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
| Corne, Michele Felice |
Michele Felice Cornè, considered
to be Salem, Massachusetts’ most versatile early nineteenth century
artist, arrived in America from Naples, Italy in 1800. Cornè
worked and lived in Salem from 1800-06 when he moved to Boston. During his
Boston tenure (1807-22) the artist was noted for painting portraits of Boston
ships and naval battles of the... | 1752 - 1845 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
| Russell, Mrs. Moses B. |
Clarissa Peters was born in Februay 1809 in Andover, Massachusetts. While little is known about her early life, it is believed that she taught at the Blue Hill Academy in Blue Hill, Maine. By 1835 she was working in Boston as a miniaturist and giving instruction. In 1839 she married Moses Baker Russell, who was also a miniaturist and instructor.
Even... | 1809 - 1854 | Anonymous | 12/23/2012 |
