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Peter Macchiarini (1907 to 2001) Macchiarini trained in Europe as a sculptor in the 1920s, and returned to his native state of California to work as a stone carver, sculptor and self-taught jeweler. Many of his first pieces of jewelry were made from silver and display a constructivist interest in internal structure and layering. Information courtesy of Skinner, Inc. September 2007 Walter MacBride, New York cabinetmaker Active in New York City from circa 1792 to 1799, Walter MacBride produced “a substantial number of Windsors, primarily braced bow-back side chairs and braced continuous-arm chairs, all of which were branded,” according to William C. Ketchum, Jr., in American Cabinetmakers: Marked American Furniture, 1640-1940. Ketchum notes that MacBride worked at various locations in Manhattan. His mark, however, is believed to have remained the same, “W MACBRIDE/N.YORK”. That mark [...] Click here to continue reading. David Maass (1929- ) An avid sportsman and ardent contributor to conservation organizations, David Maass has been actively painting game birds for more than thirty years. In the past twenty years he has designed more than thirty conservation stamps and prints, a distinction few artists can claim. His 1982 winning canvasback painting marks the second time that a Maass design has appeared on the Federal Duck Stamp and Print. In 1974 he reached [...] Click here to continue reading. The M. Austin & Jill R. Fine Collection Marcus Austin Fine’s passion for collecting American Folk Art played an integral role in our family life. There are so many memories. Vacations and drop-offs at summer camps and colleges always included stops off the beaten path to visit antiques dealers, auctions or shows. At an early age, my sister and I boycotted these visits, remaining in the stifling car reading teen magazines. Many years later, [...] Click here to continue reading. Michael Lyne (1912 to 1989) Michael Lyne was a British hands-on sporting artist who worked in oils and watercolor. His art career flourished as an illustrator for books and magazines, especially for the British Country Life magazine. He also did commission work for many horseracing notables including Paul Mellon and many other Virginia and New York families. Information courtesy of Cowan’s Auctions Inc. Luigi Lucioni (1900-1988) Luigi Lucioni was born in Malnate, Italy, in 1900 and is a well-respected artist known for the photographic realism of his landscapes and still life paintings. Lucioni immigrated to the United States from Italy in 1911. He studied art at Cooper Union, and at the National Academy of Design under William Auerbach Levy. A prolific etcher, the linear approach to this technique solidified has crisp, realistic style in painting. Lucioni [...] Click here to continue reading. Jane Wells Webb Loudon(1807-1858) Jane Wells Webb, earned her living through writing after the death of her father left her in poverty at age 17. Her first book was a romantic work of science fiction called The Mummy, a Tale of the Twenty-Second Century, published in 1827. John Claudius Loudon, landscape gardener and publisher of horticultural and architectural books, reviewed the book, and determined to meet the author, whom he determined to be a [...] Click here to continue reading. Thomas W. Lorimer (Born 1941) Thomas Lorimer commonly depicts Indian camp scenes at the exact moment of sundown, with an accuracy of light and starkness of detail. Born in Indiana in 1941, Lorimer used the claim from a motorcycle accident to enroll at the Chicago American Academy of Art, and has since favored Western scenes. Information courtesy of Cowan’s Auctions Inc., March 2007 Richard Lorenz (1858 to 1915) A native of Voigstaedt, Weimar, Germany, Richard Lorenz is best known for his portrayals of settlers and their ensuing conflicts with the Plains Indian. As a young man, he studied at the Royal Academy of Arts in Weiman, and had as an instructor Heinrich Albert Brendel, a well-known painter of wildlife. Lorenz came to the United States in 1886 and settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he joined a [...] Click here to continue reading. Leota Williams Loop (American, 1893-1961) Leota Williams Loop was an Indiana artist who painted floral still life and landscapes. She was born in Fountain City, Indiana and spent her career as an active artist in Brown County, Indiana. She began studying art at age ten from Olive Rush at the Fairmont Academy. She also studied with William Forsyth, Theodore Steele, Will Vawter and Randolph Coates, all associated with the Brown County art colony, [...] Click here to continue reading. |
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