De Voll’s paintings include scenes of Providence and New York City, often showing the marine activities of the Hudson River and the New York harbor Biography Frederick Usher De Voll was an American landscapist who depicted scenes of New York City and his home town of Providence, Rhode Island. He exhibited frequently throughout his lifetime at...

James G. Tyler was one of the most notable maritime painters and illustrators of his day. His popularity can be gauged by the fact that his works were often forged. It is estimated that in New York City in 1918, more than 100 works falsely carried the artist's name.  Tyler was born in 1855 in Oswego, New York. At age 15, Tyler, already fascinated by...

John Toole, whose name was originally O'Toole, was born in Dublin, Ireland, on 26 November 1815 to Jane O'Toole and Michael O'Toole, a chemistry teacher. After his father's death as a result of an explosive experiment, John immigrated to the United States in 1827, along with his brother and sister. They were sent to live with an aunt and uncle who...

This artist was unknown until 1943, when a New York art gallery discovered a portfolio of her drawings. Mary Ann Willson is now regarded as one of the earliest American watercolorists, along with Eunice Pinney of Connecticut. An anonymous letter written in 1850 and signed by "an admirer of art" accompanied the drawings. It relates that Willson...

Pieter Vanderlyn (* 1687 , † 1778 in Shawangunk ) was an American painter of Dutch origin. He is the Patroon Painters counted. Vanderlyn in 1718 emigrated from the Netherlands, probably via Curacao to New York one. It is unclear where he then resided, presumably in Kingston on the Hudson River , 130 km north of New York , or Albany . He...