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Theophilus A. Brouwer Theophilus A. Brouwer Jr. (1864 to 1932) operated highly unorthodox one-man pottery shops on Long Island, New York, from 1893 to 1911. His greatest and most enduring achievement was fire painting, a method that involved exposing glazed biscuit-fired wares directly to the intense heat of an open furnace. After rotating and positioning a piece for as little as 17 minutes, Brouwer removed it with tongs and let it cool in the [...] Click here to continue reading. Isaac Brokaw (1746 to 1826) Isaac Brokaw worked first in Elizabethtown and after 1788-89 in Bridgetown, New Jersey. He continued to use the old fashioned styles as he turned out about 125 tall case clocks. Britains Ltd. – Toy Maker Begun by William Britain, Sr. circa 1845 as a manufacturer of mechanical tin toys in London, Britains Ltd., under the leadership of his son, William Britain, Jr., began making “hollow-cast” toy soldiers in 1893. German toy makers dominated the late 19th century market, but Britains’ newly patented technique of hollow-casting soon revolutionized the toy soldier specialty. Retailers were able to sell Britain’s soldiers for far less than German [...] Click here to continue reading. John Bunyan Briston (1826-1909) John Bristol, born near Hudson New York in 1826 took only a four week course in art and was otherwise self taught. Although he lived in New York City he traveled throughout New England each summer and painted scenes displaying water, land and mountain views. John Bristol exhibited at the National Academy of Design from 1858 to 1900, Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876 (where he was awarded a medal), [...] Click here to continue reading. Jouets en Paris, JEP, Paris Toys Jouets en Paris, JEP (Paris, France, circa 1899 to 1965) maker of fine clockwork toy automobiles, motorcycles and aircraft. JEP began operations in 1899 as the Societe Industriel de Ferblanteriel and changed its name to J de P in 1928 and again in 1932 to JEP. Satsuma The ancient Japanese province of Satsuma was in the southern most part of the island of Kyushu. Its association with the production of pottery and earthenware was well known by the early 17th century. It was at this time that master artisans from Korea were introduced following a series of invasions by Japan of Korea and the impress of artists into service for the Satsuma Shogunate. By the end of the 18th century, [...] Click here to continue reading. Charles J. Bridgman (1841 to 1895). Born in Tuskegee, Alabama, Charles J. Bridgman studied at the National Academy of Design, Ecole des Beaux-Arts and Academie Julien. As an accomplished artist, Bridgman lived intermittently between Paris and New York City. Known for his genre scenes and figurative paintings, Bridgman evidently, by the exhibited title of his paintings, traveled to both New Orleans and Brittany. While in Brittany, he painted this charming image of French Carnival [...] Click here to continue reading. Alfred Thompson Bricher (1837 to 1908) Alfred T. Bricher was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, April 10, 1837. He took art lessons at Lowell Institute in Boston from 1851 to 1858. By 1856, his work focused on landscapes, particularly coastal landscapes. He spent time painting in New Hampshire with Albert Bierstadt, William Morris Hunt, and others. From 1858-1868, he maintained a studio in Boston and there familiarized himself with the work of Fitz [...] Click here to continue reading. George Douglas Brewerton (1827-1901) George Brewerton began life as part artist and part military man. Born in Newport, Rhode Island, he moved about frequently with his family. He attended West Point and was sent west in the late 1840s, and there he met Kit Carson. In 1852, Brewerton left the army and became a correspondent for the New York Times and Harper’s, and in 1854, he was admitted to the Kansas Bar. He painted [...] Click here to continue reading. Bill Brandt (English, 1904 to 1983) Bill Brandt was born into a family with a predilection for the arts. After a brief apprenticeship with a Viennese studio photographer, Brandt went to Paris and was introduced to Surrealism by his short-term employer, Man Ray. In 1931, Brandt was back in England, focusing on photojournalism. He photographed his British compatriots showing the great divides of the class structure. He began using the flash and his prints [...] Click here to continue reading. |
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