Artists
Name
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Fagnani, Joseph | 1819 - 1873 | 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 |
Falconer, John Mackie | ![]()
John Mackie
Falconer (1820–1903) was a Scottish-born American etcher, painter, and
watercolorist. Born in Edinburgh, he came to the United States in 1836.
A full
member of the New York Etching Club, he was made an honorary member of the
National Academy of Design in 1856. He is known for studies of older buildings
and ruins. Falconer was a... | 1820 - 1903 | Anonymous | 04/04/2012 |
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 |
Farrer, Henry | ![]()
Henry
Farrer (March 23, 1844 – February 24, 1903) was an English-born American
artist known for his tonalist watercolor landscapes and etchings.
Life
Farrer was
born in London, the younger brother of artist Thomas Charles Farrer. Thomas had
studied under John Ruskin and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, members of the
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in... | 1843 - 1903 | Anonymous | 04/10/2012 |
Feke, Robert | 1705 - 1752 | Anonymous | 05/16/2012 | |
Fenimore, Thomas J. | ![]() Thomas J. Fenimore was 31 years of age when he died of typhoid fever on July 31, 1873 in Philadelphia, PA. He was, therefore, born either in 1841 or 1842. He began as a house painter but turned to fine art. According the his death notice in the Philadelphia Inquirer of August 2, 1873, "some pictures lately painted by him show that he was... | 1842 - 1873 | Anonymous | 01/13/2013 |
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 |
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 |
Fernow, Bernice Pauahi Andrews | 1881 - 1969 | Anonymous | 10/14/2012 |