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Shinn Family of Cabinetmakers
The first Shinn, named Levi, visited Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia) in the early 1770s with his brother, David. After fighting in the Revolution, Levi settled in Hampshire County, but then moved to Winchester, finally settling in Harrison County in 1777. His brothers, Clement and Jonathan, arrived shortly thereafter. In 1785, Levi built a grist mill which would become the center of area development. Jonathan Shinn’s sons, Asa and [...] Click here to continue reading.
Jacob Shew
Part of a talented family of daguerreotpyists, Jacob Shew began his photographic career in 1841 in Watertown, New York with his three brothers, Trueman, William and Myron. The Shew brothers had several gallery locations in different western New York locations, then established the firm of L. P. Hayden & Co. at 1 Park Place in New York City.
A historical source lists Jacob Shew as manager of John Plumbe Jr.’s Baltimore gallery [...] Click here to continue reading.
Daniel Sherrin (British, 1868 to 1940)
Daniel Sherrin was a British artist noted for landscapes, primarily of Central England. He also did a number of paintings of sailing ships.
Information courtesy of Cowan’s Auctions Inc.
Warren W. Sheppard (1858 to 1937)
Warren Sheppard was a designer and navigator of racing yachts and sailed widely along the New England coast. He won the famous New York-to-Bermuda race and published an authoritative book titled “Practical Navigation.” He was also known for his canal scenes of Venice. Sheppard took art lessons from marine painter Maurice De Haas and exhibited at the Brooklyn Art Association, the National Academy of Design and the Pennsylvania [...] Click here to continue reading.
Glen C. Sheffer (American, 1881 to 1948)
A Chicago landscape painter, Sheffer studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, and was a member of the Palette and Chisel Club, Cameo Salon (Chicago); and the Scarab Club (Detroit). He exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, Detroit Institute of Art, and the Chicago Gallery Association (1910s to 1930s).
Millard Owen Sheets (1907 to 1989)
Born in Pomona, California, artist Millard Sheets earned a national reputation for his work in watercolors. In 1930 he gained attention when his work was accepted for the prestigious Carnegie Institute’s International Exhibition of Paintings. During World War II, he served as an artist reporter for Life magazine in Burma and India during 1943 and 1944.
Information courtesy of Neal Auction Co. October 2002
Christopher High Shearer (1840-1926)
A partially schooled farm boy, Christopher Shearer was born in Berks County (Reading), Pennsylvania in 1840 and died there in 1926. At the age of eighteen he began the serious study of art with Reading painters F.D. Devlan and J. H. Raser, and had developed a recognized reputation by the age of twenty-seven. Ten years later he traveled to Germany and Paris to spend two years continuing his artistic studies. [...] Click here to continue reading.
Shaw & Clark Sewing Machines
Shaw & Clark manufactured sewing machines in 1860′s in Biddeford, Maine, and later in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts before closing in the mid-1870′s.
For years the company was one of the more successful manufacturers of these machines, although their product was in direct violation of several existing patents. Their most poplar model in this period was known as the “Monitor”.
In 1864 legal action forced the company to license their [...] Click here to continue reading.
Joseph Henry Sharp (1859-1953)
Joseph Sharp is considered the father of the Taos Society of Artists. His extraordinary output of paintings in his long career made him one of the most prolific and prominent painters of the American Indian. Although he is known for his images of the American west, his other accomplishments included years of teaching in Cincinnati and publication of his works in several magazines.
Sharp was born in Bridgeport, Ohio [...] Click here to continue reading.
Frank Henry Shapleigh (1842-1906)
Frank Henry Shapleigh was born in Boston and studied painting at the Lowell Institute of Drawing. He kept a studio in Boston from 1866-1907 despite his many travels. After fighting in the Civil War, he sailed to Europe where he studied in the studio of Emile Lambinet (1815-1877) from 1867-1868. Shapleigh painted throughout New England, in St. Augustine, Florida, California and in Europe. In 1870, he painted Yosemite.
From [...] Click here to continue reading.
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