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David Y. Ellinger (American, 1913 to 2003) The following obituary for David Y. Ellinger was published in the May, 2003 issue of the Maine Antique Digest, page 4-A. “David Ellinger wanted to be remembered as an antiques dealer first, then as a painter,” said Charlie Steinberg, the Abington, Pennsylvania antiques dealer. “He was a very good picker. He found many things now in the Geesey Collection at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and he [...] Click here to continue reading. Harrison Fisher (American, 1877 to 1934) “The Father of A Thousand Girls”, Harrison Fisher showed an early interest in drawing and from the age of six was instructed by his father, Hugh Antoine Fisher, a landscape painter. When his family moved from Brooklyn to San Francisco, Harrison studied there at the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art. At sixteen, Fisher had begun to make drawings for the San Francisco Call and later for the [...] Click here to continue reading. Trenton Falls, New York The geologic feature known as Trenton Falls is located in Oneida County, New York and was a major tourist destination in the nineteenth century. The falls comprise several drops of the West Canada Creek totaling 270 feet over a series of limestone ledges creating seven major falls, including: Upper High Falls, Lower High Falls, Village Falls, Cascade of the Alhambra, Sherman Falls, Bridal Veil Falls and Mill Dam Falls. Beginning [...] Click here to continue reading. Tipi – Terminology There are many differing terms and spellings for similar Native American artifacts and practices, both in the English language and among the various North American tribes. Given this widely varied usage, p4A.com has elected to follow the Smithsonian’s Handbook of North American Indians in selecting the most authentic terminology and spellings for the database. In this case we use the term “tipi,” as opposed to “tepee” or “teepee” used elsewhere, for [...] Click here to continue reading. Edmund Henry Osthaus (American, 1858 to 1928) Edmund Henry Osthaus, born in Hildesheim, Germany, began his studies at the Royal Academy in Dusseldorf in 1874, where he had the privilege of studying with Andreas Muller, Peter Janse, E.V. Gebhardt, E. Deger and Christian Kroner. By 1882, at the age of 22, Osthaus left the Academy and followed his parents to America in 1883. He settled in Ohio, where he found work as the head [...] Click here to continue reading. Franz Arthur Bischoff, 1864 to 1929 An Austrian by birth, an American by naturalization and a master ceramic decorator by trade, Franz Arthur Bischoff made a fateful visit to California in 1900. He was thirty-six, and the climate and scenery so captivated him that he initiated what was to be a major change in his life–from being a celebrated East Coast china painter to becoming a masterful Western landscape painter. He was twenty-one when [...] Click here to continue reading. Lucia and Arthur Mathews Arthur Mathews, a painter, muralist, and craftsman was born in Markesan, Wisconsin in 1860. His family moved to Oakland, California when Arthur was six years old. His first art instruction was from Helen Tanner Brodt while he was in high school. As a teenager, he worked in his father’s architectural office, but later enrolled at the San Francisco School of Design where he studied with Virgil Williams while working as [...] Click here to continue reading. Salvatore L. Aucello (American, born 1903) Aucello is best known for his public murals in New York City. Constructed of wood, tile, and mosaic, his most famous mural was completed for the Chrysler Building. Aucello studied at the National Academy of Design and was a project planner for the Public Works of Art Project. Xavier Bueno (Italian, 1915 to 1979) Born in Vera de Bidasoa, Spain, in 1915, Xavier Bueno began his artistic studies as the S. Fernando Academy in Madrid where he completed many works in the Spanish Realism style. He continued his studies with Diase Bianquet at the Grand Caumiere in Paris. This piece is an fine example of Bueno’s style, known for his portrayal of children and women, often looked to Goya and Delacroix for [...] Click here to continue reading. Francis Augustus Silva (1835 to 1886) Silva began painting when he was apprenticed to a sign painter in his native New York. Despite receiving no formal art education, he launched his fine art career in 1865 and by 1868 was included in the National Academy of Design’s annual exhibition. Although Fitz Hugh Lane and Martin Johnson Heade are often heralded as the leaders of the Luminist movement, Silva has come to be recognized as [...] Click here to continue reading. |
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