Artists
| Name | Info | Years | Updated by
  | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Denison Limner | 
The
identity of the artist who created the Denison family portraits has long eluded
scholars. His sitters are all from Stonington, Connecticut, and their portraits
are part of the tradition of Connecticut portraiture that flourished from c.
1790/1810.
One of the
first to suggest an identity for The Denison Limner was Ralph Thomas of the New
Haven... | Born 1790 | Anonymous | 05/19/2012 |
| The Sherman Limner |
The Sherman
Limner, whose appellation derives from his portraits of the prominent Sherman
family of New Haven, Connecticut, was active circa the late years of the
eighteenth century, between 1785 and 1790. Works by The Sherman Limner share
certain characteristics which make possible the attribution of a number of
paintings. The artist's style is... | Born 1785 | Anonymous | 04/05/2012 |
| Thompson, Alfred Wordsworth |
Alfred
Thompson trained as a lawyer but turned to painting shortly before the Civil
War, painting both landscapes and portraits. He studied in Baltimore and in
Paris. He studied with Gleyke in 1861-62 and also with E. Lambinet
and A. Pasisi in the period 1862 to 1868.
He served
as an illustrator of war scenes with Harper's Weekly and... | 1840 - 1896 | Anonymous | 05/19/2012 |
| Thompson, Jerome B. |
Jerome
Thompson's genre paintings on rustic themes, which were immensely popular in
the late nineteenth century, have received new attention recently. This revived interest focuses on the
unusual distinction of Thompson's landscape settings, which often dominate the
pictures' simple foreground scenes of rural work, play or dalliance. Thompson's... | 1814 - 1886 | Anonymous | 04/03/2012 |
| Thom, James Crawford |
James
Crawford Thom (March 22, 1835–February 16, 1898) was an American painter.
Born in New York City, he studied at an artist colony in Perth Amboy, New
Jersey along with Louis Comfort Tiffany of stained glass fame. He also studied
with Edouard Frere, among others. He painted "By
the River-Side" "Returning from the Wood", "Tired of
Waiting",... | 1835 - 1898 | Anonymous | 05/19/2012 |
| Triscott, Samuel Peter Rolt |
Samuel
Peter Rolt Triscott is listed as a marine painter, photographer, and teacher.
He was born
in England where he studied both civil engineering and painting. While in London, he studied under Philip
Mitchell and at the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolors. He came to the United States in 1871 and
settled in Boston. A specialist... | 1846 - 1925 | Anonymous | 05/16/2012 |
| Tait, Arthur Fitzwilliam |
Arthur
Fitzwilliam Tait (February 5, 1819 – April 28, 1905) was an American
artist who is known mostly for his paintings of wildlife. During most of his
career, he was associated with the New York City art scene.
Biography
Tait was
born in Lively Hall near Liverpool, England. At eight years old, because his
father went bankrupt he was sent to... | 1819 - 1905 | Anonymous | 12/22/2012 |
| Thayer, Abbott Handerson |
Abbott Handerson Thayer (August 12, 1849 – May 29, 1921) was
an American artist, naturalist and teacher. As a painter of portraits, figures,
animals and landscapes, he enjoyed a certain prominence during his lifetime, as
indicated by the fact that his paintings are part of the most important U.S.
art collections. During the last third of his... | 1849 - 1921 | Anonymous | 11/12/2012 |
| Tanner, Benjamin | 1775 - 1848 | Anonymous | 04/10/2012 | |
| Tanner, J.G. |
J. G.
Tanner is identified by the inscription on the National Gallery's painting
Engagement Between the "Monitor" and "Merrimac"
(1953.5.36). No biographical information or additional works by J. G. Tanner
have been found, but it is known that the painting is based on a color
lithograph issued in 1891. Tanner was active, therefore, in that year or... | Born 1891 | Anonymous | 04/05/2012 |
