Muralists
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John Singer Sargent
Biography John Singer Sargent (January 12, 1856 – April 14, 1925) was an American expatriate artist, considered the leading portrait painter of his generation for his evocations of Edwardian-era luxury. He created roughly 900 oil paintings and more than 2,000 watercolors, as well as countless sketches and charcoal drawings. His oeuvre documents worldwide travel, from… Continue reading
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Edwin Blashfield
Biography Edwin Howland Blashfield (December 5, 1848 – October 12, 1936) was an American painter and muralist, most known for painting the murals on the dome of the Library of Congress Main Reading Room in Washington, DC. Blashfield was born in Brooklyn in 1848 to William H. Blashfield and Eliza Dodd. He studied painting at… Continue reading
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Kenyon Cox
Biography Kenyon Cox (Oct. 27, 1856 – March 17, 1919) was an American painter and art critic, known for his murals and decorative work. Cox was a pupil of Carolus-Duran and of Jean-Léon Gérôme in Paris from 1877 to 1882, when he returned to New York City, subsequently teaching with much success in the Art… Continue reading
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Harry Siddons Mowbray
Biography Harry Siddons Mowbray (August 5, 1858 – 1928) was an American artist. He executed various painting commissions for J.P. Morgan, F.W. Vanderbilt, and other clients. He served as director of the American Academy in Rome from 1902 to 1904. Mowbray was born of English parents at Alexandria, Egypt. His father, John Henry Siddons, represented… Continue reading
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Edwin Austin Abbey
Biography Edwin Austin Abbey RA (April 1, 1852 – August 1, 1911) was an American muralist, illustrator, and painter. He flourished at the beginning of what is now referred to as the “golden age” of illustration, and is best known for his drawings and paintings of Shakespearean and Victorian subjects, as well as for his painting of Edward VII’s… Continue reading
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