Artists

NameInfoYears
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Franks, William Active ca. 1795Anonymous05/15/2012
Feke, Robert 1705 - 1752Anonymous05/16/2012
Fulton, Robertnotes
Robert Fulton (November 14, 1765 – February 24, 1815) was an American engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing the first commercially successful steamboat. In 1800 he was commissioned by Napoleon Bonaparte to design the Nautilus, which was the first practical submarine in history.[1] Fulton became interested in steamboats in...
1765 - 1815Anonymous05/15/2012
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
Frothingham, Jamesnotes
The son of a maker of carriage bodies, James Frothingham was born near Boston, in Charlestown, Massachusetts, in 1786. Initially he worked in his father's shop, where he taught himself to paint the finished coaches. He also experimented in sketching and is said to have received some instruction from Fabius Whiting, a younger artist based...
1786 - 1864Anonymous05/15/2012
Freeman, George 1789 - 1868Anonymous05/16/2012
Fisher, Alvannotes
Alvan Fisher (August 9, 1792 – February 13, 1863) was one of the United States's pioneers in landscape painting and genre works. Early years He was born in Needham, Massachusetts, the fourth of Aaron and Lucy (Stedman) Fisher's six sons. He moved with members of his family to Dedham, Massachusetts, around 1805 where he worked as a clerk in his...
1792 - 1863Anonymous05/15/2012
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
Fisher, Alanson 1807 -  1884Anonymous05/15/2012
Frazer, Oliver 1808 - 1864Anonymous04/10/2012
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