Artists
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Weeks, Edwin Lord | ![]()
Edwin Lord
Weeks (1849 – 1903), American artist, was born at Boston, Massachusetts,
in 1849. He was a pupil of Léon Bonnat and of Jean-Léon
Gérôme, at Paris. He made many voyages to the East, and was
distinguished as a painter of oriental scenes.
Weeks'
parents were affluent spice and tea merchants from Newton, a suburb of Boston
and as such... | 1849 - 1903 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
Weber, Sarah Stilwell | 1863 - 1935 | Anonymous | 12/27/2012 | |
Weber, Gottlieb Daniel Paul | ![]()
Gottlieb
Daniel Paul Weber (19 January 1823-12 October 1916) was a German artist.
He was born
in Darmstadt. He studied art in Frankfurt, and in 1848 came to the United
States, settling in Philadelphia. In 1858 he went to Darmstadt, where he was
appointed court painter. Among those of his works that are owned in the United
States are “A Scene in... | 1823 - 1916 | Anonymous | 07/18/2012 |
Way, Mary | ![]()
Mary Way
(1769-1833) and her sister Elizabeth Way (1771-1825) were born in New Haven,
Conn., the daughters of Ebenezer Way (1728-1813) and Mary Taber Way (1737-1771). The sisters were both painters of small
watercolors. Mary Way moved
to New York City about 1811 and advertised herself as a portrait and miniature painter,
as well as a teacher... | 1769 - 1833 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
Way, Andrew John | ![]()
Baltimore
boasted a thriving art community in the second half of the nineteenth century.
Even in the midst of the Civil War, the Maryland Academy provided professional
training for aspiring artists and the Maryland Art Association regularly
exhibited artists' works. By far, the most popular of Baltimore's numerous
successful artists at mid-century... | 1826 - 1888 | Anonymous | 04/04/2012 |
Waugh, Frederick Judd | ![]()
Frederick
Judd Waugh (September 13, 1861 – September 10, 1940) was an American
artist, primarily known as a marine artist. During World War I, he designed
ship camouflage for the U.S. Navy, under the direction of Everett L. Warner.
Background
Born in
Bordentown, New Jersey, Waugh was the son of a well-known Philadelphia portrait
painter, Samuel... | 1861 - 1940 | Anonymous | 04/21/2012 |
Waugh, Alfred S. | ca. 1810 - 1856 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 | |
Waud, Alfred Rudolph | ![]()
Alfred Rudolph Waud (wōd) (October 2, 1828 – April 6, 1891) was an American artist and illustrator, born in London, England. He is most notable for the sketches he made as an artist correspondent during the American Civil War.
Early career
Before emigration, Alfred Waud had entered the Government School of Design at Somerset House, London, with... | 1828 - 1891 | Anonymous | 12/27/2012 |
Watrous, Harry Wilson | ![]()
A leading
figure in New York’s turn-of-the-century art establishment, Harry Watrous had a successful career as a painter and
administrator. After training in the French academic mode at the Academie Julian in Paris, Watrous
returned to New York and won recognition for his stylized female portraits,
elegant still lifes, and enchanting... | 1857 - 1940 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
Watkins, William A. | Died 1867 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |