Diquís art styles have much in common with those of the adjacent Chiriquí region of northwestern Panama.  Archaeologists often treat them together as the Greater Chiriquí subarea.

Robert Henri's importance to American painting lies not only in his work, but also in his accomplishments as a teacher and crusader against academic conservatism. He favored a new democratic humanism in life and art, and his dedication to liberal ideas and younger artists fostered the development of modern painting in America. Henri was the founder of The Eight, a group of American painters who launched independent group exhibitions beginning in 1908 at the Macbeth Gallery (New York, NY). 

The Whiting Manufacturing Company was formed in 1866 and was sucessor to Tifft & Whiting. The principals were William D. Whiting, president; William M. Cowan, vice-president; and Charles E. Buckley, treasurer. Later George E. Strong joined the firm. In 1869-70, the firm acquired the flatware dies of Michael Gibney and Henry Hebbard.