Artists

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Falconer, John Mackienotes
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 - 1903Anonymous04/04/2012
Fraser, Charlesnotes
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 -  1860Anonymous04/05/2012
Farrer, Henrynotes
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 - 1903Anonymous04/10/2012
Frazer, Oliver 1808 - 1864Anonymous04/10/2012
Field, Erastus Salisburynotes
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 -  1900Anonymous04/21/2012
Fagnani, Joseph 1819 - 1873Anonymous05/15/2012
Fairman, Jamesnotes
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 - 1904Anonymous05/15/2012
Farny, Henrynotes
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 -  1916Anonymous05/15/2012
Fenn, Harrynotes
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 - 1911Anonymous05/15/2012
Ferguson, Henry Augustusnotes
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 - 1926Anonymous05/15/2012
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