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Henry Bacon
Biography Henry Bacon (November 28, 1866 – February 16, 1924) was an American Beaux-Arts architect who oversaw the engineering and design of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., built between 1915 and 1922, which was his final project before his 1924 death. Bacon was born in Watseka, Illinois. He studied briefly at the University of… Continue reading
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Irving Ramsey Wiles
Biography Irving Ramsey Wiles (April 8, 1861 – July 29, 1948) was an American artist, born in Utica, New York. In the early 20th century, Wiles was a popular exponent of American grand manner portraiture as redefined by the work of John Singer Sargent, Giovanni Boldini, and James Whistler in late 19th century Europe. During… Continue reading
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Edward McCartan
Biography Edward Francis McCartan (August 16, 1879 – September 20, 1947) was an American sculptor, best known for his decorative bronzes that stand out for their naturalism and gestural sophistication combined with art deco motifs. Born in Albany, New York, he studied at the Pratt Institute, with Herbert Adams. He also studied at the Art… Continue reading
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Frederic Edwin Church
Biography Frederic Edwin Church was born in Hartford, Connecticut, on May 4, 1826, the only son of a wealthy businessman. Although his father hoped he would become a physician or enter the world of business, Church persisted in his early desire to be a painter. In 1842-1843 he studied in Hartford with Alexander H. Emmons… Continue reading
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Anna Bilińska-Bohdanowicz
Biography Anna Bilińska (also known as Anna Bilińska-Bohdanowicz; 8 December 1854 – 8 April 1893) was a Polish painter, known for her portraits. A representative of realism, she spent most of her life in Paris, and is considered the first internationally known Polish woman artist. She was born 1854 in Zlatopol (formerly a frontier town… Continue reading
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Albert Bierstadt
Biography Albert Bierstadt (January 7, 1830 – February 18, 1902) was a German American painter best known for his lavish, sweeping landscapes of the American West. He joined several journeys of the Westward Expansion to paint the scenes. He was not the first artist to record the sites, but he was the foremost painter of… Continue reading
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Maxfield Parrish
Biography Maxfield Parrish (July 25, 1870 – March 30, 1966) was an American painter and illustrator active in the first half of the 20th century. He is known for his distinctive saturated hues and fantasy imagery. His career spanned fifty years and was highly successful: the National Museum of American Illustration deemed his painting Daybreak… Continue reading
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J. C. Leyendecker
Biography Joseph Christian Leyendecker (1874-1951) was one of the most prominent and financially successful American freelance commercial artists. He was born in Germany and immigrated to Chicago in 1882. He apprenticed at 16 to engraving house J. Manz & Co., producing his first commercial work, including 60 images for an illustrated Bible published by Manz.… Continue reading
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James Earle Fraser
Biography James Earle Fraser (November 4, 1876 – October 11, 1953) was an American sculptor during the first half of the 20th century. His work is integral to many of Washington, D.C.’s most iconic structures. Fraser was born in Winona, Minnesota. James’ wife Laura’s genealogy could be traced back to Protestant Huguenots. His mother Caroline’s… Continue reading
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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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