Artists

Name
InfoYearsUpdated byDate
Chase, William Merrittnotes
William Merritt Chase (November 1, 1849 – October 25, 1916) was an American painter known as an exponent of Impressionism and as a teacher. He is also responsible for establishing the Chase School, which later would become Parsons The New School for Design. Early life and training He was born in Williamsburg (now Nineveh), Indiana, to the...
1849 - 1916Anonymous05/15/2012
Chappel, William P. Active ca. 1869 - 1870Anonymous06/02/2012
Chappel, Alonzonotes
Alonzo Chappel (1828–1887) was an American painter, best known for paintings depicting personalities and events from the American Revolution and early 19th-century American history. Chappel was born in New York City and died in Middle Island, New York.[1] References ^ "Alonzo Chappel". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2009-01-22. External...
1828 - 1887Anonymous04/09/2012
Chapman, John Gadsbynotes
John Gadsby Chapman (December 3, 1808 – November 28, 1889) was an American artist famous for The Baptism of Pocahontas, which was commissioned by the United States Congress and hangs in the United States Capitol rotunda. Life and career John Chapman was born in 1808 in Alexandria, Virginia. Chapman began his study of art in Philadelphia for two...
1808 - 1889Anonymous05/15/2012
Chandler, William Henry 1854 - 1928Anonymous12/23/2012
Champney, James Wellsnotes
James Wells Champney (July 16, 1843 – May 1, 1903) was an American genre and portrait painter. He was born in Boston and first studied wood engraving there, then went to Europe and studied at the Antwerp Academy and under Edouard Frère in Paris. His paintings include landscape and genre subjects, but he is best known for his excellent pastel...
1843 - 1903Anonymous05/15/2012
Champney, Benjaminnotes
Benjamin Champney (November 20, 1817[1] – December 11, 1907) was a painter whose name has become synonymous with White Mountain art of the 19th century. He began his training as a lithographer under celebrated marine artist Fitz Henry Lane at Pendleton's Lithography shop in Boston. Most art historians consider him the founder of the "North Conway...
1817 - 1907Anonymous01/05/2013
Chambers, Thomasnotes
Thomas Chambers was born in London in 1808 and emigrated to the United States in 1832. A painter of both landscapes and marine scenes, Chambers did not confine his artistic subjects to views that he knew firsthand but made liberal use of both his imagination and popular engraved images. Chambers is known to have looked not only to the Englishman...
1808 - 1866Anonymous05/15/2012
Chamberlain, Samuelnotes
Samuel E. Chamberlain (November 27, 1829–November 10, 1908) was a soldier, painter, and author who travelled throughout the American Southwest and Mexico. He and his wife, Mary, had three children. Early life Chamberlain was born in Center Harbor, New Hampshire and soon afterward moved to Boston, where he spent most of his childhood. In 1844 at...
1895 - 1975Anonymous05/15/2012
Chalfant, Jefferson Davidnotes
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 - 1931Anonymous04/03/2012
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