Artists
| Name | Info | Years | Updated by | Date
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacco, Luca | 1858 - 1912 | Anonymous | 02/20/2012 | |
| Sully, Lawrence | 1769 - 1804 | Anonymous | 02/20/2012 | |
| Svinin, Pavel Petrovich | 1787/88 - 1839 | Alexander Lusher | 03/18/2012 | |
| Seavey, Julian R. | 
Julian Ruggles Seavey was one of the
most prestigious artists to have called Hamilton his home. He was born in
Boston, Massachusetts, on April 24, 1857 and studied art in New York, Paris,
Rome, and Germany before coming to Hamilton in 1879. During the time he lived
here, Seavey was a major force in promoting local art
and culture.
Seavey
was a... | 1857 - 1940 | Anonymous | 04/03/2012 |
| Stanley, Abram Ross |
Although
the details of Abram Ross Stanley's life are not certain, he was probably born
March 16, 1816, in Salisbury, Herkimer County, New York, to Jedediah
and Prudence Stanley, who had moved there six years earlier from New Hampshire.
Based on his middle name, the artist is sometimes identified as a descendant of
Betsy Ross, but there is no... | 1816 - 1875 | Anonymous | 04/03/2012 |
| Sharples, James |
James Sharples (1751 or 1752 in Lancashire – 26 February
1811 in New York [1]) was an English portrait painter and pastelist,
who moved to the United States in 1794. He first exhibited at the Royal
Academy in 1779.
History
James was
first intended for the Catholic priesthood, but became an artist instead.[3] Sharples headed a family... | 1751 - 1811 | Anonymous | 04/03/2012 |
| Stone, William Oliver |
William
Oliver Stone (September 26, 1830 – September 15, 1875) was an American
portrait painter.
Stone was
born in Derby, Connecticut. In the late 1840s he studied under Nathaniel
Jocelyn in New Haven, and then moved to New York in 1851. He became fairly
prominent there, and was elected an associate member of the National Academy in
1856, with... | 1830 - 1875 | Anonymous | 04/03/2012 |
| Sully, Thomas |
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 - 1872 | Anonymous | 04/03/2012 |
| Shirlaw, Walter |
Walter
Shirlaw (August 6, 1838 – December 30, 1909) was a Scottish-American
artist.
Shirlaw was
born in Paisley, Scotland, and moved to the United States with his parents in
1840. He worked as a bank-note engraver, and his work was first exhibited at
the National Academy in 1861.
He was
elected an academician of the Chicago Academy of Design in... | 1838 - 1909 | Anonymous | 04/04/2012 |
| Salmon, Robert |
Robert
Salmon was born in Whitehaven, a port situated on the northwest coast of
England. Although his artistic beginnings are unknown, his career can be
divided into two periods. Between 1800 and 1828 he lived in England and
Scotland, and his work faithfully recorded the environs of Liverpool and
Greenock. Salmon's style at this time reflected the... | 1775 - 1845 | Anonymous | 04/04/2012 |
