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John Long Born in Manheim, Lancaster County, the son of John George and Gertrude (Nageli) Long, John Long (1787 to 1856) was trained as a locksmith, a specialized occupation within the blacksmith trade, and may have been apprenticed to Mathias Long (1752 to 1824), a blacksmith who operated a shop in Manheim. He married Peggy Lindemuth, the daughter of Peter Lindemuth of the town of Mount Joy, about 1811. They lived on the property [...] Click here to continue reading. John Kehrer (German. American, born 1831, died after 1900) John Kehrer was born in Wurtemburg, Germany the son of a grape farmer. A trained stone mason, he came to the United States in 1849, settling initially in Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia). An 1858 tour of “the west” prompted his removal from Wheeling to Martins Ferry in Belmont County, Ohio, where he followed his father’s footsteps and began raising grapes. His cultivation of grapes [...] Click here to continue reading. John Jeliff The Victorian furniture designer and manufacturer John Jeliff apprenticed as a cabinetmaker at the age of 14 in New York City. Later, he became a journeyman, and in 1843 he opened his own business in Newark, New Jersey. His furniture is characterized by a lush use of woods and finely carved busts of Columbia, large crests, classical urns and other Renaissance Revival elements. Because of the very high quality of his work, [...] Click here to continue reading. John Abbot (1751 to 1840) From his arrival in Georgia in 1776 until his death in 1840, John Abbot faithfully recorded the flora and fauna of the Savannah River Valley in Georgia. Influenced by naturalist works by Albin and Catesby while still in his native England, he focused his collecting and rendering in Burke, Chatham, and Bullock counties. By limiting himself to this area he created the earliest thorough investigation of any region in [...] Click here to continue reading. Jie Wei Zhou (Chinese, born 1962) Jie Wei Zhou was born in Shanghai, P.R. China. His art studies began in middle school, where he exhibited a talent that was soon recognized by his instructors. Later, he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Shanghai Norman and his Masters in Fine Art from the Shanghai Drama Institute. He is now a permanent resident of the United States, but his subject matter still reflects his homeland [...] Click here to continue reading. Garnet Jex (1895 to 1979) Born in Kent, Ohio in 1895, Jex was known not only as a painter, but as an illustrator, designer and photographer as well. He studied at the Corcoran School of Art and George Washington University where he earned both an A.B. and an MA. Throughout his career he worked at the National Zoological Park in Washington D.C; painted murals at the Smithsonian Institution, and George Washington University Library. [...] Click here to continue reading. Georg Jensen – Silversmith (Danish, 1866 to 1935) Georg Jensen was born on August 31, 1866 (the seventh of eight children) in Radvaad, Denmark, north of Copenhagen in the countryside. His father worked as a grinder at a knife factory, where Jensen also worked at a young age. His family recognized and encouraged young Georg’s artistic instincts, and when he was 14 the family moved to Copenhagen so he could be apprenticed to [...] Click here to continue reading. William Jennys (1774-1859) A portraitist, William Jennys (active 1790 to 1805) painted throughout most of New England and New York. William and his father Richard (circa 1734 to 1809) worked together for seven years. In about 1800, Richard and William Jennys moved to Massachusetts where they painted portraits in the central and western part of the state. William’s palette was usually muted and somber with an extensive use of green and brown. His [...] Click here to continue reading. Alfred Jenks & Son, of Bridesburg and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, produced 98,464 of these Model 1861 percussion rifles for the federal government during the Civil War, one of the largest armsmaking contracts of the war. Cecil Jay (Mrs. George Hitchcock), 1884 to 1930) Cecil Jay was born in London and attended the South Kensington School, where she was instructed by artist George Hitchcock, whom she married in later years. Jay was a noted miniaturist, painting mainly in oils, and was a member of the Royal Miniature Society as well as the New York Watercolor Club. Information courtesy of Charlton Hall Auctions |
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