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Raymond S. Pease (born 1908) Raymond S. Pease was born in northern Vermont where riding, hunting, and fishing were a way of life for a boy. His early interest was captured by the adventure and romance of the West through reading and trips to his grandfather’s ranch. One of his dearest friends was the Kiowa Indian, Tahan. That he would be an artist of Western subjects seemed evident even then, for as a small [...] Click here to continue reading. Origins of Pearlware In 1779 Josiah Wedgwood invented “Pearl White,” which came to be known generically throughout the industry as pearlware, by tinkering with his creamware formula. Wedgwood added more white clay, flint and cobalt oxide to his glaze to achieve a whiter effect. He experimented with this body for five years before using it in production. Although he was never fully satisfied with the result, Wedgwood acceded to its use in order to [...] Click here to continue reading. Rembrandt Peale (1778-1860) Born in Pennsylvania in 1778, Rembrandt Peale was the second son and pupil of Charles Willson Peale. In 1797, he and his brother Raphaelle opened a museum of art and natural history in Baltimore, and later assisted his father in unearthing and assembling the first complete skeleton of a mastodon. After a sojourn as a painter of historical scenes, he established himself as a successful portrait artist. At age 17, he [...] Click here to continue reading. Edgar Alwin Payne (1883-1947) Edgar Payne was born in Washburn, Missouri in 1883. At the young age of fourteen he was completely on his own and traveled to Chicago where he briefly studied at the Art Institute. In 1911 he traveled west to Laguna Beach, California where he met his wife Elsie Palmer, also a painter in San Francisco. They moved to Laguna Beach in 1917, and Payne was the first president of the [...] Click here to continue reading. Edgar Samuel Paxson (1852-1919) Edgar Samuel Paxson was born in East Hamburgh, New York, the son of a sign painter. His fascination with the American West, in part inspired by the novels of James Fenimore Cooper, urged him westward, and he arrived in Montana one year after Little Big Horn. He served in the Spanish-American War, but after the war, and without any formal training, he turned to painting to earn a living. His [...] Click here to continue reading. Paul Patton Paul Patton (Ohio, 1922 to 1992) grew up in Rix Mills in Muskingum County, Ohio. After a career away from his hometown, he returned in the mid-1980s to discover that the small, rural town had been practically decimated, in part due to local strip mines. He turned to painting, and executed a series entitled Rix Mills Remembered in which he portrayed his happy childhood, growing up in Rix Mills in the 1920′s [...] Click here to continue reading. Matthew Patton (1778-1856) Patton , who came to Dayton, Ohio from Lexington, Virginia in 1805, advertised regularly in local newspapers, and is listed as a cabinetmaker in the 1820 Federal Census of Manufacturers. Patton was also a very prominent member of the Dayton community, serving as president of the Select Council, a member of the Moral Society, and an elder in the Presbyterian Church. With such standing, it is no wonder that other area [...] Click here to continue reading. Robert John Pattison (1838-1903 Pattison lived in Elizabeth, New Jersey and has an extensive record of exhibited works, including examples at the National Academy of Design and the Brooklyn Art Association, but remarkably few have been located to date. Many of his works related to the marshes and landscape of the New Jersey coast and New York harbor. Throughout his career Pattison was devoted to the ideals of the American pre-Raphaelites with whom he [...] Click here to continue reading. Paul Patkotak (1892-1980) Paul Patkotak was educated in the Catholic faith after missionaries visited his home village of Wainwright, Alaska. In 1911 he attended a seminary school in Seattle and returned home to Alaska spreading the Word of the Gospel. As a self-taught artist, Brother Paul stated in 1958, “I do not draw anymore. My eyes are getting dull.” (Lester 1995: 442) Patkotak’s work has been exhibited at the Philbrook Art Center, Alaska Native [...] Click here to continue reading. Jean Parrish (1911-2004) Jean Parrish learned from her father, artist Maxfield Parrish, one of the most famous illustrators of the 20th century. She was the only Parrish child to pursue an artistic career, and her interests are evident in some of Maxfield’s early work. She posed in his famous Daybreak, and made thematic suggestions for some of his other famous works. She lived a tumultuous life, spending her youth floating from school to [...] Click here to continue reading. |
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