Artists
| Name | Info | Years | Updated by
  | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herzog, Herman | 
Hermann Ottomar Herzog (November 15, 1832[1] – February 6,
1932) was a prominent nineteenth- and early twentieth-century European and
American artist, primarily known for his landscapes. He was born in Bremen,
Germany and entered the Düsseldorf Academy at age seventeen. Herzog
achieved early commercial success, allowing him to travel widely and... | 1831 - 1932 | Anonymous | 05/16/2012 |
| Hartley, Marsden |
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... | 1877 - 1943 | Anonymous | 06/04/2012 |
| Henry, Edward Lamson |
Edward Lamson Henry (January 12, 1841 – May 9, 1919), commonly known as E.L. Henry, was an American genre painter, born in Charleston, South Carolina.
Early life
Though born in Charleston, by age seven his parents had died and Henry moved to live with cousins in New York City. He began studying painting, there and at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine... | 1841 - 1919 | Anonymous | 01/02/2013 |
| Haskell, Ernest |
Ernest Haskell was born in Woodstock, Connecticut. In 1897 he left to study in Paris, returning to New York in 1899 and supporting himself with portrait work and poster design.
The mountain lake in Ernest Haskell's etching The Sylvan Sea was one of many different locales--from California to Florida to Maine--he depicted in his work. In addition to... | 1876 - 1925 | Anonymous | 05/18/2012 |
| Hicks, Thomas |
Thomas Hicks (b
Newtown, PA, 18 Oct 1823; d Trenton Falls, NY, 8 Oct 1890). Cousin
of (1) Edward Hicks. After being apprenticed (c. 1835–9) in the
sign-painting shop of his cousin, he studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts in Philadelphia (1839–40) and at the National Academy of Design
in New York (1840–44). He then sketched... | 1823 - 1890 | Anonymous | 05/18/2012 |
| Henri, Robert |
Robert
Henri (25 June 1865 – 12 July 1929) was an American painter and teacher.
He was a leading figure of the Ashcan School in art.
Early life
Robert
Henri was born Robert Henry Cozad in Cincinnati, Ohio to Theresa Gatewood Cozad of Malden, Virginia and John Jackson Cozad,
a gambler and real estate developer. Henri had a brother, Johnny, and... | 1865 - 1929 | Anonymous | 04/05/2012 |
| Hicks, Edward |
Edward
Hicks (April 4, 1780 – August 23, 1849) was an American folk painter, a
distinguished minister of the Society of Friends, and he also became a Quaker
icon because of his paintings.
Life and career
Early life
Edward
Hicks was born in his grandfather's mansion at Attleboro (now Langhorne), in
Bucks County, Pennsylvania. His parents were... | 1780 - 1849 | Anonymous | 05/16/2012 |
| Hayes, George A. |
Nothing is
known about this artist except his name, given in the inscription on the
National Gallery's painting Bare Knuckles (1980.62.9) as GEO. A. HAYES. The
artist was active c. 1870/1885, dates derived from the clothes worn by the
figures in the painting. [This is an edited version of the artist's biography
published, or to be published, in the... | Born 1870 | Anonymous | 05/16/2012 |
| Hesselius, John |
John
Hesselius (1728–1778) was a portraitist who worked mostly in Virginia and
Maryland. He was the son of the Swedish-born portraitist Gustavus Hesselius.
Background
John
Hesselius was most likely born in Philadelphia, where his father owned a house
to satisfy clients. Claims that he was born in Prince Georges County, Maryland
are unfounded,... | 1728 - 1778 | Anonymous | 04/05/2012 |
| Hill, Thomas |
Thomas Hill
(September 11, 1829 – June 30, 1908) was an American artist of the 19th
century. He produced many fine paintings of the California landscape, in
particular of the Yosemite Valley, as well as the White Mountains of New
Hampshire.
Biography
Thomas Hill
was born in England on September 11, 1829. At the age of 15, he emigrated to the... | 1829 - 1908 | Anonymous | 05/18/2012 |
