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Fred Darge (American, 1900 to 1978) Born in Germany and immigrating to the United States in 1923, Fred Darge received his training at two of the most prestigious art schools in the United States: The Art Institute of Chicago and The Art Students League in New York. His first job was a commercial artist, but he was soon unemployed because of the deepening Great Depression. Displaced and out of work, Darge moved to San [...] Click here to continue reading. Max Danziger (circa 1860 – ?) The following biographical information is compiled from Artists in Ohio, 1787-1900. Max Danziger, son of Herman Danziger, was born in Prussia about 1860 and was active in Cincinnati from 1880 to at least 1894. He was a portrait and ornamental painter, was listed in 1880 as a “safe-decorator,” and in 1885 as an “artist.” In 1887, he was the proprietor of the Mercantile Art Decorating Company, which offered [...] Click here to continue reading. Frank William Cuprien (1871-1948) Frank Cuprien is one of Southern California’s most well-known painters. His poetically soft and colorful images of the Laguna Coast at sunset have brought to him notoriety with collectors and scholars. Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1871, he began his studies there and at the Art Students League and the Cooper Institute. Later he studied in Philadelphia. For a time he pursued a simultaneous career in music and [...] Click here to continue reading. Earl Cunningham – Self-Taught Artist (1893-1977) The self-taught Florida artist Earl Cunningham used a rich palette of jewel-like colors and vivid imagination. Cunningham portrayed an unlikely combination of boats and ships in his paintings. In 1906, Cunningham left his family home in Edgecombe, Maine at the age of 13 and worked a variety of jobs including peddler, tinker, and crewing on sailing ships. He married Iva Moses and for many years operated a [...] Click here to continue reading. Thomas Seir Cummings (American, 1804 to 1894) Thomas Cummings was born in Bath, England and emigrated to New York City when he was a child. He studied art with Henry Inman and became his studio partner from 1824 to 1827. He founded the National Academy of Design with Nathaniel Rogers and from 1850 to 1859, he served as Vice-President of the Academy. He stopped exhibiting his own work in 1851. He was one of [...] Click here to continue reading. Henry H. Cross (1837-1918) Born in Flemingville, New York, Henry Cross became a noted painter of Indian portraits and racehorses. He was an adventurous person who ran away as a teenager several times to join a circus. At age sixteen, he traveled to Paris where he studied with animal painter Rosa Bonheur between 1853 and 1855. Returning to the United States, he earned a living painting animals on the sides of wagons and traveled [...] Click here to continue reading. Bruce Crane (American, 1857-1937) Son of amateur painter Solomon Bruce Crane, Bruce Crane was born and raised in New York City where he was exposed to art through the city’s galleries and museums from an early age. After studying with friend and mentor Alexander Wyant, Crane lived and worked throughout the Northeast. He painted rural views of the Adriondacks, East Hampton, and the areas surrounding his studio in Old Lyme, Connecticut. Drawing on the [...] Click here to continue reading. Allen Gilbert Cram (1886-1947) Allen Cram was born in Washington D.C. on February 1, 1886 and received his fine art education in the East, studying under William Merritt Chase. He later moved to San Diego, working mostly with western scenes. He was also an etcher and an illustrator for the U.S. government. He passed away in Seattle, Washington in May of 1947. Information courtesy of Cowan’s Auctions October 2006 Thomas Bigelow Craig (1849 – 1924) Thomas Bigelow Craig, born in 1849 in Philadelphia, was best known for his summer landscapes depicting grazing or wading cows. Although he was a largely self-taught artist, some evidence exists that Craig may have studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He exhibited at the Nationl Academy annuals for 45 years and also spent time as an artist in the California art scene. He died in [...] Click here to continue reading. Walter I. Cox (1866-1930) Walter Cox was pa painter born in Broxwood Court, England on May 4, 1867. After studying in Paris with Laurens, Lefebvre, and Benjamin-Constant, Cox came to San Francisco in 1904 and resided at 1717 Jackson Street with a studio at 1612 Van Ness. He lost many paintings in the 1906 disaster and was active in San Francisco until at least 1914. Sketching trips were made to England and Scotland. Cox [...] Click here to continue reading. |
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