Artists

NameInfoYearsUpdated byDate
Edmonds, Francis Williamnotes
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 - 1863Anonymous05/15/2012
Eaton, Charles Warrennotes
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 - 1937Anonymous05/15/2012
Eastman, Sethnotes
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 - 1875Anonymous05/15/2012
Earle, Lawrence Carmichaelnotes
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 -  1921Anonymous05/15/2012
Eakins, Susan Macdowellnotes
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 - 1938Anonymous05/15/2012
Earl, Ralphnotes
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 - 1801Anonymous04/21/2012
Eksergian, Carnig 1859 - 1931Anonymous04/10/2012
Evans, James Guy Died 1860Anonymous04/10/2012
Eichholtz, Jacobnotes
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 - 1842Anonymous04/04/2012
Emmet, Lydia Field 1866 - 1952Anonymous03/31/2012
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