Artists
| Name | Info | Years | Updated by | Date
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamb, A.A. | 
No
documents about A. A. Lamb or other paintings by him have been discovered. His
sympathetic treatment of the subject of the National Gallery's painting
Emancipation Proclamation (1955.11.10) suggests he was a Northerner, perhaps
from New York, where he could have known the Henry K. Brown statue of George
Washington used as a model for the figure... | Born 1864 | Anonymous | 05/17/2012 |
| Lungren, Fernand Harvey |
Painter and
illustrator Fernand Lungren
is best known for vibrantly colored images of the scenic wonders of the
American Southwest. Lungren was born in Hagerstown,
Maryland, but grew up in Toledo, Ohio. In 1876, he abandoned his studies in
mining engineering at the University of Michigan and went to Cincinnati. There,
painters Alfred Laurens... | 1857 - 1932 | Anonymous | 05/17/2012 |
| Leganger, Nikolay Tysland |
Little is
known of Leganger except that he was active in both
New York City and Boston. He
exhibited at the Brooklyn Art Association between 1871 and 1882. He also exhibited at the National Academy
of Design in 1891, giving his address as Newton Center, MA. His work was represented at an important
sale of paintings at Noyes and Blakeslee in... | 1832 - 1905 | Anonymous | 05/17/2012 |
| Lord, Caroline | 1860 - 1927 | Anonymous | 05/17/2012 | |
| Loveridge, Clinton | 1824 - 1902 | Anonymous | 05/17/2012 | |
| Lockwood, Wilton |
Wilton
Lockwood (September 12, 1861–March 21, 1914, age 52), American artist,
was born at Wilton, Connecticut. He was a pupil and an assistant of John
LaFarge, and also studied in Paris, becoming a well-known portrait and flower
painter. He became a member of the Society of American Artists (1898), and of
the Copley Society, Boston, and an... | 1861 - 1914 | Anonymous | 05/17/2012 |
| Linen, George | 1802 - 1888 | Anonymous | 05/17/2012 | |
| Lawson, Thomas Bayley |
Thomas Bayley Lawson (January 13, 1807–1888) was an American
painter.
Early life and education
Thomas was
born in Newburyport, Massachusetts on January 13, 1807 to father William Lawson
and mother Frances Lawson. He worked his way up in the dry goods industry,
first as a clerk they up to having his own store at
the age of 21. Also having a... | 1807 - 1888 | Anonymous | 05/17/2012 |
| Lennep, Henry John Van |
Henry John
Van Lennep (AC 1837), a noted 19th-century Christian
minister, missionary, writer and educator, was born in Smyrna (present-day
Izmir, Turkey) in 1815. In 1830 he was sent to the United States for his
education. He prepared for college at Mount Pleasant Institute, Amherst, Mass.,
and Hartford (Conn.) Grammar School. After graduating from... | 1815 - 1889 | Anonymous | 05/17/2012 |
| Leslie, Charles Robert |
Charles
Robert Leslie (19 October 1794 – 5 May 1859), was an English genre
painter. Born in London, his parents were American, and when he was five years
of age he returned with them to their native country. They settled in
Philadelphia, where their son was educated and afterwards apprenticed to a
bookseller. He was, however, mainly interested in... | 1794 - 1859 | Anonymous | 05/17/2012 |
