Artists

Little is know about George Frank Higgins, but his work suggests an accomplished artist.  Higgins exhibited at the Boston Art Club during the years 1873 to 1891.   He also exhibited at the Boston Athenaeum and Leonard's Auction Rooms.  In a review of Higgins's work that appeared in the Boston Evening Transcript of March 18, 1874, the author noted...

William Michael Harnett (August 10, 1848 – October 29, 1892) was an Irish-American painter known for his trompe l'oeil still lifes of ordinary objects. Early life Harnett was born in Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland during the time of the potato famine. Shortly after his birth his family emigrated to America, settling in Philadelphia. Becoming a...

Helen Hyde (April 6, 1868 - May 13, 1919) was an American etcher and engraver. She is best known for her color etching process and woodblock prints reflecting Japanese women and children characterizations. Life Born in Lima, New York, Hyde spent her adolescent years in California. Her art education began at the age of twelve when she studied for...

Marsden Hartley (January 4, 1877 - September 2, 1943) was an American Modernist painter, poet, and essayist. Early life and education Hartley was born in Lewiston, Maine,[1] where his English parents had settled. He was the youngest of nine children.[2] His mother died when he was eight, and his father remarried four years later to Martha...