Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900)
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Frederic Edwin Church was one of the most celebrated American landscape painters of his time, and his legacy continues into the present. Church was born in Hartford, Connecticut to a wealthy family that used their connections to establish Hudson River School landscape painter Thomas Cole as Church’s mentor.
Gorham Manufacturing Company (founded 1831)
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Once the largest and one of the most successful silver firms, Gorham Manufacturing Company was founded in 1831 by Jabez Gorham (1792-1869), a native of Providence, Rhode Island who completed a seven-year apprenticeship to Nehemiah Dodge. His first venture following the completion of his apprenticeship was a partnership with Christopher Burr, William Hadwen, George C. Clark, and Harvey G.
William C. Codman (1839-1921)
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Born in Norfolk, England on Christmas Day, 1839, William Christmas Codman (1839-1921) began his career in England as an ecclesiastical designer, producing Gothic Revival style pieces in a variety of media for abbeys and cathedrals from Ottowa to Delhi.
Czeschka, Carl Otto (1878-1960)
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- studied painting under Christian Griepenkerl at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste from 1894-1899
École des Beaux-Arts (Paris)
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Aristide Maillol (1861-1944)
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Aristide Maillol is best known as a sculptor of the female figure, but his artistic talents were widespread. His early career began as a painter. He was accepted at the École des beaux Arts in 1885 and trained under Jean-Léon Gérôme and Alexandre Cabanel.
Ralph Earl (1751-1801)
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Born and trained in the British Colonies, the painter Ralph Earl fled to England in 1778 because he supported the King of England during the Revolutionary War. After his return to the newly independent United States in 1785, he took advantage of the market for portraits of war heroes. During the 1790s Ralph Earl travel
William Wetmore Story (1819-1895)
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The son of US Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story, William Wetmore Story became one of the leading artists of an expatriate colony of American sculptors in Rome during the second half of the 19th century.
Wiener Werkstätte (1903-1932)
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In the 1890s, progressive European design was defined by concurrent developments of new artistic trends including what was dubbed Art Nouveau (New Art) in France and Belgium, Stile Floreal (Floral Style) in Italy, and Jugendstil (Youth Style) in Germany and Austria.
The Metropolitan Vase Painter (Maya, Late Classic, ca. 600 - 900 C.E.)
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Little is known about the the Late Classic period (600 to 900 CE) Maya artist known as the Metropolitan Vase Painter. His name derives from his "magnum opus" vessel at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and he is also commonly referred to as the Metropolitan Master.[1] Vessels of this type are painted in what scholars call the “Codex style” because they resemble the painting of Maya books and manuscripts, and often feature red, white, and black slip.