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William Michael Harnett (American, 1848 to 1892) William Harnett is considered one of the masters of Trompe L’Oeil painting. While he was most famous for his still lifes of musical instruments and wild game, Harnett was the first artist to focus solely on the painting of paper currency. His paintings of currency looked so authentic that in 1886 he was arrested for counterfeiting. Information courtesy of New Orleans Auctions, March 2008. Bob Shrope Wade (American, born 1943) Bob “Daddy-O” Wade, Austin native and resident, is a modern Texas art legend. The Chicago Tribune called him a “legendary free spirit” who is “larger than life.” Known for sculpture and photo-realistic painting, his large sculptures are seen across Texas from San Antonio to Dallas to Abilene. Wade has been the recipient of three grants from the National Endowment of the Arts and has had his work exhibited [...] Click here to continue reading. Howard Pyle (American, 1853 to 1911) Howard Pyle is one of America’s foremost illustrators, known for his dramatic scenes and interest in American history. Pyle also dedicated himself to teaching; he founded the Drexel Institute in Philadelphia and later established the Brandywine School of American Illustration. His students, known as the Brandywine School, included Maxfield Parrish, Jessie Willcox Smith, Violet Oakley, Stanley Arthurs, W.J. Aylward, Ida Daugherty, Harvey Dunn, George Harding, Percy Ivory, Thornton [...] Click here to continue reading. Charles Henry Humphriss (British/American sculptor, 1867 to 1934) Charles Henry Humphriss was born in England and settled in New York. He was among a large group of Western painters and sculptors who gained inspiration by travelling west, then executing their works after returning home. Humphriss was a member of the Society of Independent Artists and National Sculptor Society, and exhibited throughout the Eastern United States. Information courtesy of Cowan’s Auctions, September 2007. Malvina Cornell Hoffman (American, 1885 to 1966) Malvina Hoffman began her sculpting career in Manhattan in 1909, when she created a posthumous portrait bust of her father that was accepted for the annual exhibition at the National Academy of Design. The following year she studied in Paris with Auguste Rodin and developed friendships with Henri Matisse, Anna Pavlova and Gertrude Stein. Her works may be found in the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, [...] Click here to continue reading. Gleb W. Derujinsky (Russian/American, 1888 to 1975) Derujinsky studied in his native Russia and in France before immigrating to the United States in 1919. He lived in New York and California, creating portrait busts and teaching. He is known for both classical and religious sculptures. His portraits in plaster include likenesses of composers Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev; actress Lillian Gish and Franklin D. Roosevelt, Adlai Stevenson and JF Kennedy. Information courtesy of Rago Arts, May 2007. Edwin Willard Deming (American, 1860 to 1942) Edwin Willard Deming was born in Ohio and grew up in Western Illinois, where many of his playmates were children of the Winnebago tribe. He is best known as a painter of Native American life. Deming sold his possessions to travel east and train as an artist, studying at the Art Students League in New York and in Pairs at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. His work [...] Click here to continue reading. Charles Robert Knight (American, 1874 to 1953) Charles Robert Knight was born and educated in New York. He was a writer, scientist and artist and his book, Life Through the Ages, was first published in 1946. It defined prehistoric life in the popular imagination for decades. His paintings and drawings, regarded both for their artistry and scientific accuracy, were used as illustrations in books and magazines as as the basis for lost worlds and [...] Click here to continue reading. James Lippitt Clark (American, 1883 to 1957) James Lippitt Clark studied at the Rhode Island School of design and worked as a designer for the Gorham Company, which later cast a number of his bronzes. It was his life-long career at the American Museum of Natural History in New York that had the greatest effect on his work as a sculptor. There, he worked with Carl Akeley, the explorer and conservationist who hunted with [...] Click here to continue reading. Edward Francis McCartan (American, 1879 to 1947) While studying in Paris at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, McCartan was greatly influenced by Jean-Antoine Houdon’s classicism, a style reflected in the ornamental figurative bronzes he created. When McCartan returned to New York, he rented a studio from fellow sculptor Malvina Hoffman and taught at the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design. He was awarded the Helen Foster Barnett Prize from the National Academy of Design in New York, [...] Click here to continue reading. |
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