Artists
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Edmonds, Francis William | ![]()
One of the
few mid-nineteenth-century painters to pursue a dual career in art and
business, Francis Edmonds managed to become an influential figure in the
interrelated spheres of banking, politics, and culture in New York City.
Edmonds was born in 1806 into a large family in Hudson, New York, where he
received a Quaker education and early artistic... | 1806 - 1863 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
Eaton, Charles Warren | ![]()
Charles
Warren Eaton (1857–1937) was an American artist best known for his
tonalist landscapes. He earned the nickname "the pine tree painter"
for his numerous depictions of Eastern White Pine trees.
Eaton was
born in Albany, New York to a family of limited means. He starting working at
age nine, and worked at a dry goods store in Albany into... | 1857 - 1937 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
Eastman, Seth | ![]()
Seth
Eastman (1808–1875) and his second wife Mary Henderson Eastman (1818
– 24 February 1887[1]) were instrumental in recording Native American
life. Eastman was an artist and West Point graduate who served in the US Army,
first as a mapmaker and illustrator. He had two tours at Fort Snelling, Minnesota Territory; during the second,... | 1808 - 1875 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
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 |
Eakins, Susan Macdowell | ![]()
Susan
Hannah Macdowell Eakins (September 21, 1851 – December 27, 1938[1]) was
an American artist and wife of Thomas Eakins. She was the fifth of eight
children of a Philadelphia engraver, well known in the artistic community. She
was a student of Eakins while he was an instructor at the Pennsylvania Academy
of Fine Arts, and married him in... | 1851 - 1938 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
Earl, Ralph | ![]()
Ralph Earl
(May 11, 1751 – August 16, 1801) was an American painter known for his
portraits, of which at least 183 can be documented. He also painted six
landscapes, including a panorama display of Niagara Falls.
Life and work
Ralph Earl was
born in either Shrewsbury or Leicester, Massachusetts. By 1774, he was working
in New Haven, Connecticut... | 1751 - 1801 | Anonymous | 04/21/2012 |
Eksergian, Carnig | 1859 - 1931 | Anonymous | 04/10/2012 | |
Evans, James Guy | Died 1860 | Anonymous | 04/10/2012 | |
Eichholtz, Jacob | ![]()
Jacob Eichholtz was born November 2, 1776, in Lancaster,
Pennsylvania, where he spent much of his life. His first drawing lessons were
rudimentary, obtained from a sign painter. He apprenticed with a copper and
tinsmith before being hired as a journeyman to a master coppersmith in 1801. He
established his own business, working as a tinsmith until... | 1776 - 1842 | Anonymous | 04/04/2012 |
Emmet, Lydia Field | 1866 - 1952 | Anonymous | 03/31/2012 |