Artists
| Name | Info | Years
  | Updated by | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chappel, Alonzo | 
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 - 1887 | Anonymous | 04/09/2012 |
| Craig, William C. | William C. Craig was born in Ireland in 1829. Primarily a watercolorist, he came to the United States in 1863. In 1866 he was one of the founding members of the American Society of Painters in Water Colors along with William Hart and Samuel Colman. He painted mostly in the northeast in the style of the Hudson River School painters.
He exhibited... | 1829 - 1875 | Anonymous | 12/25/2012 |
| Carpenter, Francis B. |
Francis
Bicknell Carpenter (August 6, 1830 – May 23, 1900) was an American
painter born in Homer, New York. Carpenter is best known for his painting First
Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln, which is hanging
in the United States Capitol. Carpenter resided with President Lincoln at the
White House and in 1866 published... | 1830 - 1900 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
| Colman, Samuel |
Samuel
Colman (March 4, 1832 – March 26, 1920) was an American painter, interior
designer, and writer, probably best remembered for his paintings of the Hudson
River.
Born in Portland,
Maine, Colman moved to New York City with his family as a child. His father
opened a bookstore, attracting a literate clientele that may have influenced
Colman's... | 1832 - 1920 | Anonymous | 04/09/2012 |
| Coman, Charlotte Buell | 1833 - 1924 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 | |
| Custer, Edward L. | Edward L. Custer was a portrait, animal, and landscape painter. He was born in Basel, Switzerland, on January 24, 1837. Custer came to the United States in 1846 or 1847 with his family at about the age of ten, living first in Syracuse, NY and later in Manchester, NH. His father became a doctor while in Manchester.
He went to Germany to study... | 1837 - 1881 | Anonymous | 12/25/2012 |
| Carr, Samuel S. |
Very little is known regarding Samuel S. Carr. He was born in England on 15 October 1837 and studied at the Royal Academy of Design at Chester. In 1863 he emigrated to the United States where in 1865 he attended a class in mechanical drawing at Cooper Union. From 1870 to 1907 he lived with his sister and brother-in-law at 461 Twelfth Street in... | 1837 - 1908 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
| Coleman, Charles Caryl |
Charles Caryl Coleman resided on the breathtaking Italian island of
Capri from 1886 until his death in 1928, becoming an individual leader in the
local art community. Coleman’s paintings from this period depict
Capri’s flawless beauty and reveal his devotion to the island’s
historical legacy.
Born in Buffalo, New York, Coleman to many... | 1840 - 1928 | 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 |
| Champney, James Wells |
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 - 1903 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
