Artists
Name
  | Info | Years | Updated by | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bingham, George Caleb | 
George Caleb Bingham (March 20, 1811 – July 7, 1879) was an American artist whose paintings of American life in the frontier lands along the Missouri River exemplify the Luminist style. Left to languish in obscurity, Bingham's work was rediscovered in the 1930s. He is now widely considered one of the greatest American painters of the 19th... | 1811 - 1879 | Anonymous | 10/13/2012 |
| Bierstadt, Albert |
Albert Bierstadt (January 7, 1830 – February 18, 1902) was a German-American painter best known for his lavish, sweeping landscapes of the American West. In obtaining the subject matter for these works, Bierstadt joined several journeys of the Westward Expansion. Though not the first artist to record these sites, Bierstadt was the foremost painter... | 1830 - 1902 | Anonymous | 01/02/2013 |
| Benton, Thomas Hart | Thomas Hart Benton (April 15, 1889 – January 19, 1975) was an American painter and muralist. Along with Grant Wood and John Steuart Curry, he was at the forefront of the Regionalist art movement. His fluid, sculpted figures in his paintings showed everyday people in scenes of life in the United States. Though his work is strongly associated with the... | 1889 - 1975 | Anonymous | 04/18/2013 |
| 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 |
| Benson, Eugene | 1839 - 1908 | Anonymous | 12/28/2012 | |
| Bennett, William James |
William Bennett was born in England. In 1799 the esteemed watercolor artist Richard Westall sponsored Bennett's entry into the Royal Academy of Art in London. Bennett showed an aptitude for landscape views, paying particular attention to topographical detail and the subtleties of light and atmosphere. Enrollment in the British forces in 1803 cut short... | 1787 - 1844 | Anonymous | 12/28/2012 |
| Benbridge, Henry |
Henry Benbridge born October 1743 [1] died February 1812), early
American portrait painter, was born in Philadelphia, the only child of James
and Mary (Clark) Benbridge. When he was seven years
old, his mother, who had been left a widow, was married to Thomas Gordon, a
wealthy Scot. The boy's artistic talent was
encouraged. He made decorative... | 1743 - 1812 | Anonymous | 07/28/2012 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Bell, Clara Louise | 1886 - 1978 | Anonymous | 10/15/2012 |
