Artists

Name
InfoYearsUpdated byDate
Symons, George Gardnernotes
A landscape and marine artist, George Symons was one of America's more noted plein-air painters who combined styles of impressionism and realism. His works are cited for their energy and simplicity, and he often did panoramic views. He was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1861, with the name of George Gardner Simon, but he changed his last name to...
1863 - 1930Anonymous12/25/2012
Svinin, Pavel Petrovich 1787/88 - 1839Alexander Lusher03/18/2012
Suydam, James Augustusnotes
The work of James Augustus Suydam, characterized by idealized tranquil landscapes and seascapes illuminated by softly sunlit skies, is emblematic of the American Luminist movement of the nineteenth century. Biography James Augustus Suydam was born on March 27, 1819 in New York City. Suydam’s family was of Dutch decedent, tracing their ancestry...
1819 - 1865Anonymous05/24/2012
Sully, Thomas Wilcocksnotes
Thomas Wilcocks Sully, born in Philadelphia on January 3, 1811, was one of six children of the portrait painter Thomas Sully and his wife, Sarah Annis Sully, who was his brother Lawrence's widow. The younger Thomas' middle name was probably derived from his father's patron Benjamin Chew Wilcocks, a leading Philadelphia merchant. After studying art...
1811 - 1847Anonymous05/22/2012
Sully, Thomasnotes
Thomas Sully (June 19, 1783 – November 5, 1872) was a well-known American (English-born) painter, mostly of portraits. Life and career Early life Sully was born in Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England, to the actors Matthew and Sarah Sully. In March 1792 the Sullys and their nine children immigrated to Richmond, Virginia, where Thomas’s uncle...
1783 - 1872Anonymous04/03/2012
Sully, Lawrence 1769 - 1804Anonymous02/20/2012
Sullivan, M.A. Active ca. 1868Anonymous12/23/2012
Stuart, Janenotes
Jane Stuart was born sometime between 1808 and 1812, the youngest child of artist Gilbert Stuart and his wife, Charlotte Coates. Gilbert Stuart was the famed New England painter of European kings, American presidents, prominent citizens and a particularly well-known depiction of Sir William Grant known as The Skater. Stuart's George Washington...
1812 - 1888Anonymous05/22/2012
Stuart, Gilbertnotes
Gilbert Charles Stuart (born Stewart) (December 3, 1755 – July 9, 1828) was an American painter from Rhode Island. Gilbert Stuart is widely considered to be one of America's foremost portraitists.[2] His best known work, the unfinished portrait of George Washington that is sometimes referred to as The Athenaeum, was begun in 1796 and never...
1755 - 1828igrkio04/08/2012
Strong, Elizabethnotes
Beloved Carmel artist and early-day resident of Monterey, Elizabeth Strong is best known for her small paintings of animals. Since she specialized in paintings of animals (especially bird dogs), she was sometimes called “the Rosa Bonheur of America.”  Born in Westport, CT on February 1, 1855, she was the daughter of a Congregational minister....
1855 - 1941Anonymous05/22/2012
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