Artists

Name
InfoYearsUpdated byDate
Parton, Arthurnotes
Arthur Parton was born in Hudson, New York March 26, 1842. He enrolled in the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, studying under William Trost Richards. Gaining a keen grounding in the technical aspects of his art, Richards remained a strong influence. Parton was known as a Hudson River School painter, especially of river and...
1842 - 1914Anonymous05/19/2012
Partridge, Nehemiahnotes
In 1980 Mary Black proposed that Nehemiah Partridge may be the anonymous artist recognized variously by the appellations "Schuyler Limner" and "Aetatis Suae Limner". Nehemiah Partridge, one of four members of his family known to have borne this name, was one of five children of Col. William Partridge (c. 1652-1728) and Mary Brown, who were married...
1683 - 1737Anonymous05/19/2012
Paskell, William F.notes
William F. Paskell was born in London and moved to Boston in 1872 with his family.   By the age of twenty-one he was already mentioned in the press as a very promising artist, with his paintings hanging beside the work of Childe Hassam and John J. Enneking in the annual Boston Art Club exhibitions.  Paskell married in 1900 and by 1905 had four...
1866 - 1951Anonymous12/22/2012
Paul, Jeremiahnotes
Jeremiah Paul ( fl 1795; d nr St Louis, MO, 13 July 1820). American painter. He was a minor yet versatile artist whose career began in Philadelphia, PA, in the 1790s. The son of a Quaker schoolmaster, Paul received his early training from Charles Willson Peale and in 1795 participated in the founding of the Columbianum, Peale's ill-fated attempt to...
1775 - 1820Anonymous03/31/2012
Paxson, Edgar Samuelnotes
Edgar Samuel Paxson (April 25, 1852 – November 9, 1919) was an American frontier painter, scout, soldier and writer, based mainly in Montana. He is best known for his portraits of Native Americans in the Old West and for his depiction of the Battle of Little Bighorn in his painting "Custer's Last Stand".[1] Biography Paxson was born in 1852 to...
1852 -  1919Anonymous05/19/2012
Paxton, William McGregornotes
William McGregor Paxton (June 22, 1869 – 1941) was an American Impressionist painter. Born in Baltimore, the Paxton family came to Newton Corner in the mid-1870s, where William's father James established himself as a caterer. At 18, William won a scholarship to attend the Cowles Art School, where he began his art studies with Dennis Miller...
1869 - 1941Anonymous05/19/2012
Peale, Anna Claypoolenotes
(b Philadelphia, PA, 6 March 1791; d Philadelphia, PA, 25 Dec 1878). Miniature painter, daughter of (2) James Peale. She was instructed by her father. Her first attempt, a fruit piece, was exhibited in 1811 at the Society of Artists in Philadelphia. From 1820 to 1840 she was a popular miniature painter, known for the accuracy of her likenesses and...
1791 - 1878Anonymous10/13/2012
Peale, Charles Willsonnotes
Charles Willson Peale (April 15, 1741 – February 22, 1827) was an American painter, soldier and naturalist. He is best remembered for his portrait paintings of leading figures of the American Revolution, as well as establishing one of the first museums. Early life Peale was born in Chester, Queen Anne's County, Maryland, the son of Charles...
1741 - 1827Alexander Lusher05/09/2012
Peale, Harriet Cany 1800 - 1869Anonymous05/10/2012
Peale, Jamesnotes
James Peale (1749 – May 24, 1831) was an American painter, best known for his miniature and still life paintings, and a younger brother of noted painter Charles Willson Peale. Peale was born in Chestertown, Maryland, the second child, after Charles, of Charles Peale (1709–1750) and Margaret Triggs (1709–1791). His father died when he was an...
1749 - 1831Anonymous03/21/2012
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