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Eugene Field, Sr. Eugene Field, Sr. was born September 2, 1850 in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of attorney Martin Field who earned quite a name for himself as one of the attorneys associated with Dred Scott, the slave who sued for freedom in 1857. When Eugene was five, his mother died, and he was sent to Amherst, Massachusetts to be raised by a cousin. Field began college at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, [...] Click here to continue reading. Amos Doolittle (1754-1832) One of America’s most important early engravers, Amos Doolittle was born in Wallingfor (New Haven), Connecticut on May 8, 1754 and learned the engraving trade as an apprentice silversmith. A partriot, Doolittle enlisted as a private soldier in the Governor’s Second Company of Guards (Connecticut, Capt. Benedict Arnold, commanding). Hearing about the fighting at Lexington and Concord, forty volunteers of this company marched to Cambridge, Massachusetts, arriving on April 29th, [...] Click here to continue reading. Theodore de Bry (German, circa 1527 to 1598) A German publisher and engraver, Theodore de Bry was born in Liege, Belgium circa 1527 and moved to Frankfurt-am-Main circa 1570, where he established an engraving, publishing and bookselling business. He died in 1598. De Bry is known to have engraved a number of charts in Waghenaer’s The Mariner’s Mirrour published in London in 1588. In that same year, also in London, an account was published [...] Click here to continue reading. The Story of Chung Ling Soo, Asian Imposter Chung Ling Soo was not many things. He was not a faithful husband: Chung lived with his mistress and only saw his wife, who was also his assistant, during his shows. He was not a good person to lend money to, for although Chung was a vaudeville sensation, he was always in debt. He was not an entertainer with a sparkling smile. He destroyed his teeth [...] Click here to continue reading. Marc Chagall (1887 – 1985) Marc Chagall was a man of keen intelligence, a shrewd observer of the contemporary scene, with a great sympathy for human suffering. He was born on July 7, 1887 in Vitebsk, Russia; his original name was Moishe Shagal (Segal), but when he became a foremost member of the Ecole de Paris, he adopted French citizenship and the French spelling of his name. Vitebsk was a good-sized Russian town of [...] Click here to continue reading. Oscar Bruno Bach Born in Germany in 1884 and emigrated to the United States in 1913, Oscar Bruno Bach was a metallurgist and designer who, after many years of research, developed his own process enabling ferrous metals to sustain color and resist corrosion when used on building exteriors. Before the early 20th century, the use of mixed metals had been restricted to small works such as jewelry. Extraordinary skill and new techniques were required [...] Click here to continue reading. Pieter Van der Aa (1659-1733) Pieter Van der Aa was from Leiden, Holland and was a fine publisher and maker of maps and atlases including the notable 1714 ATLAS NOVEUA ET CURIEUX DE PLUS CELEBRES ITINERIES (A New Atlas and curious and celebrated itineries). His fine volumes included local views of the New World. In 1729, Van der Aa published his monumental works GALLERIE AGREEABLE DU MONDE which contained 2500 plates and maps, [...] Click here to continue reading. The Dirk Van Erp Studio The Dirk Van Erp Studio, also know as The Copper Shop operated in San Francisco, California from 1908 to 1977. Principle artists working in the studio included its founder, Dirk Van Erp (1860 to 1933), D’arcy Gaw and Agatha Van Erp. Working with a staff of skilled craftsmen and women these artists produced a line of high quality copper vases, accessories and lighting. Information courtesy of Craftsman Auctions, September 2002. Timothy Pickering (1745 – 1829) Timothy Pickering was born in Salem, Massachusetts, in July 1745. He graduated from Harvard University in 1763, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1768, serving for some time as Register of Deeds for Essex County. Initially, Pickering was reluctant to sever ties with Great Britain but reconsidered his position and played a vital role in the Revolution’s success. He accepted General Washington’s offer to become Adjutant [...] Click here to continue reading. Frederick Childe Hassam (American, 1859-1935) Born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, Childe Hassam became one of America’s most noted Impressionist painters, but he never labeled himself in that way, asserting he was more interested in the emotional content of his paintings than the technique of applying color. He also completed over 350 etchings and drypoints and about 45 lithographs, most of them after he was 56 years old. Watercolor was another specialty, and Hassam was one [...] Click here to continue reading. |
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