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Bert Geer Phillips (American, 1868 to 1956) Bert Phillips is considered one of the founders of the Taos art colony, and enjoyed a successful career painting western illustrations using models that were half-Sioux, Spanish-American, and cowboys which he painted in western landscapes. At sixteen he left his home in Hudson, NY for five years of study at the Art Students League and the National Academy of Design, and later spent several years in New [...] Click here to continue reading. Tom Lea – American Artist El Paso artist Tom Lea was known for not only his painting, but for his writing, as well. Born in 1907, the son of the Mayor of El Paso demonstrated an artistic talent early on . With no art school in El Paso, he moved to Chicago in 1924 to attend the Art Institute of Chicago where he studied under the muralist John Warner Norton. Lea worked there until [...] Click here to continue reading. Geronimo – Apache Leader Geronimo (Goyaale or Goyathlay) was a Chiricahua military leader who was believed by his followers to have some spiritual “powers,” such as the ability to walk without leaving tracks and to survive gunshots. He led raids on both sides of the Southwestern border, eluding capture by both the Mexican and U.S. Armies for nearly three decades. He is often considered the last “hold out,” refusing to recognize American occupation of [...] Click here to continue reading. Passe-Partout The French phrase passe-partout, pronounced pas-par-too, translates literally as “passes everywhere,” meaning something is all-purpose or universal. (Passe-partout is also sometimes the term used for a master or skeleton key.) In terms of framing, it refers to a very basic framing technique in which a picture, usually with a mat, is placed behind a piece of glass and then the layers of glass, mat, picture, and backing are secured together with thin adhesive [...] Click here to continue reading. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969) Born in 1886 in Aachen, Germany, van der Rohe’s original name was Maria Ludwig Michael Mies. He began his working life toiling as a stone carver in his father’s business, but by 1908 was an apprentice in the design studio of Peter Behrens. There, he worked with the likes of Walter Gropius and Le Corbusier, pioneers of modern architecture who were seeking a non-derivative style that was pure [...] Click here to continue reading. Fylfot Decorative Motifs Fylfots are early design forms of the swastika. The design is frequently encountered in Pennsylvania Dutch decoration in a form that many say resembles a pinwheel. Never a widely used word, etymologists attribute the meaning to Middle English on the basis of one usage in a text from 1500. There, fylfot is used for the design because it was allegedly frequently used to “fill” the “foot” of a stained glass window [...] Click here to continue reading. Dentzel Carousel The Dentzel carousel shop was started in Philadelphia by a German immigrant named Gustav Dentzel in the 1860′s. His son William Dentzel continued the company until 1928, when it was sold to the Philadelphia Toboggan Company. It employed many fine carvers including the Muller brothers and was known for its realistic carving style. China Trade Trunks These trunks are often called Sea Captain’s Chests as they were commonly purchased in Canton or Hong Kong by sea captains engaged in the China trade during the nineteenth century. The captain’s used them for their own personal purchases in the Chinese port, particularly for their wives and family back in New England. For their time they could be real treasure chests, filled with rare silks, tea, blue and white porcelains, [...] Click here to continue reading. Ruth & Samuel Shute Ruth W. Shute and her physician husband Dr. Samuel A. Shute were itinerant portrait painters known for their individual and collaborated watercolor portraits of individuals living in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, and northern New York State beginning in 1827. It appears Samuel became very ill around 1834-35 and was unable to paint. It has been discovered in recent times that several oil on canvas paintings, all executed [...] Click here to continue reading. Alfred Lewis Clarke A Victorian era wood engraver, Alfred Lewis Clarke was born April 6, 1857 in Springfield, Ohio, and is thought to have died in 1947. He was the son of Thomas Peckman Clarke and Sarah Ann Hawthorne and had two siblings, both also born in Springfield. His mother was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1835, his father in Providence, Rhode Island in 1832. Thomas Clarke moved to Springfield at the age of [...] Click here to continue reading. |
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