Artists
| Name | Info
  | Years | Updated by | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis, John F. | 
John F.
Francis (Philadelphia, Aug 13, 1808 – Jeffersonville, Nov 15, 1886) was
an American painter, primarily of still lifes.
He was born
in Philadelphia. Predominantly self-taught as an artist, he worked until 1845
as a portrait painter in central and eastern Pennsylvania. Francis's portraits
reveal his early fascination with the most minute... | 1808 - 1886 | Anonymous | 06/11/2012 |
| Fuertes, Louis Agassiz |
Louis
Agassiz Fuertes (7 February 1874 Ithaca, New York – 22 August 1927
Unadilla) was an American ornithologist, illustrator and artist.
Biography
Fuertes was
the son of Estevan and Mary Stone Perry Fuertes. He decided to concentrate on
painting birds as a career after meeting Elliott Coues in 1894 while on a trip
to Washington, D.C. with the... | 1874 - 1927 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
| Ferguson, Henry Augustus |
Born in 1845 in Glens Falls, New York, Ferguson was a landscape painter and highy energetic world traveler, both in years spent and distances covered, exploring exotic motifs for his paintings. Europe, Mexico, South America, Egypt, were some of his destinations, including the daunting Andes Mountains, which he traveled over a half dozen... | 1841 - 1926 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
| Fairman, James |
James Fairman was an itinerant landscape painter whose work
covered the expanse of the United States as it swelled to tremendous
proportions. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Fairman emigrated to the United States with his family at the age of
six. He studied at the National Academy of Design ten years later and went on
to serve as a colonel in the Civil... | 1826 - 1904 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
| Fraser, Charles |
Charles
Fraser was born on August 20, 1782 and grew up in Charleston, South Carolina.
During his childhood he began learning about the world of painting. Despite the
lack of support from his parents to pursue a painting career, Fraser endured
with the encouragement of his fellow painters and friends. Other artistic
support came from one of his... | 1782 - 1860 | Anonymous | 04/05/2012 |
| Field, Erastus Salisbury |
Erastus
Salisbury Field and his twin sister, Salome, were born in Leverett,
Massachusetts, on 19 May 1805. Erastus Field showed an early talent for
sketching portraits, and in 1824 the aspiring artist traveled to New York City
to study with Samuel F. B. Morse. Field's instruction was cut short by the
death of Morse's wife in 1825, and it is not... | 1805 - 1900 | Anonymous | 04/21/2012 |
| Frost, George Albert |
George
Albert Frost (December 23, 1843 – November 13, 1907) was an American
artist of the 19th century. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and had a
studio in North Cambridge, Massachusetts for several years. He studied under
Nicolas de Keyser at the Academy Royale de Belgique
in Antwerp.[1] His paintings were mostly landscapes,
and he is... | 1843 - 1907 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
| Flagg, George Whiting |
George
Whiting Flagg (June 26, 1816 - January 5, 1897)(DOD-
verified New York Times Jan. 12, 1897- Death List Of A Day) from New Haven,
Connecticut, was an American painter of historical scenes and genre pictures.
He was the brother of the artist Jared Bradley Flagg.
George
Whiting Flagg lived out his later years at his home located at 12... | 1816 - 1897 | Anonymous | 06/18/2012 |
| Farny, Henry |
Born in
Alsace Lorraine, France, Henry Farny became a
well-known American illustrator and painter, especially for quiet aspects of
Indian life such as campfire scenes.
Farny,
working in a highly realistic, detailed style, had a deep regard for Indians as
individuals, and often depicted them in an harmonious
environment. Only a few of... | 1847 - 1916 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
| Fenn, Harry |
Harry Fenn was known as a painter, illustrator, etcher, and
engraver. He began his career as a
wood engraver but quickly switched to pencil drawings. He came to the U.S. in 1864 ostensibly
to see Niagra Falls, but he remained for six years, then traveled to Italy to study. In 1870 he came back to the U.S. and
illustrated his first book,... | 1845 - 1911 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
