Artists
| Name | Info | Years | Updated by
  | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander, Francis | 
The son of
a farmer, Francis Alexander was born in Killingly, Connecticut, on February 3,
1800. During the winters of his eighteenth and nineteenth years he earned a
small sum teaching in the local school and at the age of twenty used it to seek
instruction in New York City. He studied for several weeks with Alexander
Robertson, but was forced to... | 1800 - 1880 | Anonymous | 12/28/2012 |
| Spencer, Frederick R. |
The
portraitist Frederick Randolph Spencer was born June 7, 1806 in Lennox, New
York, one of four children of the lawyer and first postmaster of Canastota,
General Ichabod Smith Spencer (1780-1857), and Mary
Pierson Spencer (1785-1865). He evinced an early interest for art, and at the
age of fifteen saw an exhibition of portraits by Ezra Ames at... | 1806 - 1875 | Anonymous | 05/22/2012 |
| Beard, William Holbrook |
William
Holbrook Beard began his career as portrait painter. In 1856, he traveled to
Italy, Germany, and Switzerland with fellow artists Albert Bierstadt and Thomas
Worthington Whittredge. In 1858, Beard briefly
settled in Buffalo, New York, helping to establish an art community that
eventually culminated in the establishment of the Buffalo Fine... | 1824 - 1900 | Anonymous | 12/28/2012 |
| Wiles, Irving R. |
Born in Utica, New York, in 1861 the portraitist Irving Ramsey Wiles first studied art with his father, landscape painter Lemuel Maynard Wiles (1826-1905). In 1879 he followed his father's advice and moved to New York. He entered the Art Students League, where he spent two years studying with Thomas W. Dewing, J. Carroll Beckwith, and William Merritt... | 1861 - 1948 | Anonymous | 04/04/2012 |
| Harding, Chester |
Chester
Harding (September 1, 1792 – April 1, 1866) was an American portrait
painter.
Biography
Harding was
born at Conway, Massachusetts. Brought up in the wilderness of New York state,
he was a lad of robust physique, standing over 6 feet 3 inches. His family
removed to Caledonia, New York, when he was fourteen years old, and he was
early... | 1792 - 1866 | Anonymous | 05/16/2012 |
| Bellows, Albert Fitch |
Albert
Fitch Bellows (November 20, 1829 - November 24, 1883), American landscape
painter of the Hudson River School, was born at Milford, Massachusetts.
Early years
He first
studied architecture and opened his own architectural firm in 1849, but quickly
turned to painting. From 1850 to 1856 he taught at the New England School of
Design in Boston.... | 1829 - 1883 | Anonymous | 12/28/2012 |
| Peale, James |
James Peale
(1749 – May 24, 1831) was an American painter, best known for his
miniature and still life paintings, and a younger brother of noted painter
Charles Willson Peale.
Peale was
born in Chestertown, Maryland, the second child, after Charles, of Charles
Peale (1709–1750) and Margaret Triggs
(1709–1791). His father died when he was an... | 1749 - 1831 | Anonymous | 03/21/2012 |
| Chalfant, Jefferson David |
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 - 1931 | Anonymous | 04/03/2012 |
| Frothingham, James |
The son of
a maker of carriage bodies, James Frothingham was
born near Boston, in Charlestown, Massachusetts, in 1786. Initially he worked
in his father's shop, where he taught himself to paint the finished coaches. He
also experimented in sketching and is said to have received some instruction
from Fabius Whiting, a younger artist based... | 1786 - 1864 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
| Church, Frederick Stuart |
Frederick
Stuart Church (1842–1924) was an American artist, working mainly as an
illustrator and especially known for his (often allegorical) depiction of
animals.
Biography
He was born
in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His father was an important figure in politics as
well as a well-known lawyer. At the age of 13 he left school and took a job at
the... | 1842 - 1924 | Anonymous | 06/04/2012 |
