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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. 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. 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. 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. Chief Little Wolf Historians believe Little Wolf was probably involved in the disastrous Fetterman Massacre of 1866, in which the Cheyenne cleverly lured a force of 80 American soldiers out of their Wyoming fort, killing them all. After Cheyenne attacks had finally forced the U.S. military to abandon Fort Phil Kearney along the Bozeman Trail, Little Wolf is believed to have led the torching of the fort. He was also a leading participant in [...] Click here to continue reading. James Everett Stuart (1852-1941) Working in California, Stuart studied with well-known artists William Keith and Thomas Hill. He painted over 5,000 works, some of which are included in the collections of Los Angeles Museum of History, Science and Art, Los Angeles Art Association, Reno Arts & Crafts Society, de Young Museum (San Francisco), and the Golden Gate State Park Museum. Samuel Rothbort (1882-1971) Samuel Rothbort was born in Wolkovisk, White Russia in 1882. He was born to a family where the father was a scholar and the mother was a breadwinner operating a flour and grain facility. During his youth he worked as a cantor and traveled to various towns and villages, gaining many impressions of life in that era. Poverty as well as the political unrest of the times led to his immigration [...] Click here to continue reading. Tunis Ponsen (1891-1968) Tunis Ponsen was born in Holland, but is considered an American painter. He especially worked in oils and watercolors, but also did a limited number of lithographs and linoleum block prints. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago with George Oberteuffer and Karl Albert Buehr. He was a member of the Chicago Painters and Sculptors, Chicago Gallery Association, and the Chicago Society of Artists. Ponsen exhibited at the Art Institute [...] Click here to continue reading. Alfred Kappes (American 1850-1894) Predominantly a genre painter in New York City in the late 19th century, Alfred Kappes was elected an Associate member of the National Academy of Design in 1897. This same year, he exhibited Tattered and Torn at the Boston Art Club from January 14 to February 12. Kappes was renowned during his career for his sensitive portrayal of the lives of the African-American community, and was recognized as such in [...] Click here to continue reading. Frank Townsend Hutchens (1869-1937) The Norwalk, Connecticut impressionist Frank Townsend Hutchens studied with Irving R. Wiles and F.V. DuMond at the Art Students League in New York, and at the Julian and Colorossi Academies in Paris. He was a member of the Paris Association of American Artists, Taos Society of Artists, American Watercolor Society, Silvermine Artist Guild, and the Salmagundi Club. Hutchens settled in New York City and in 1912, he moved to Norwalk, [...] Click here to continue reading. |
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