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Hicks was born in Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania and became a portrait painter, but is also known for genre works. [1] He is known for his portrait of Abraham Lincoln that was engraved by Leopold Grozelier. Charles Henry Yewell studied with him for a time. [2] He died on October 8, 1890.
This is a list by date of birth of historically recognized American fine artists known for the creation of artworks that are primarily visual in nature, including traditional media such as painting, sculpture, photography, and printmaking, as well as more recent genres, including installation art, performance art, body art, conceptual art, digital art and video art.
The Funding Bill—Portrait of Two Men [136] Oil on canvas 1881 Metropolitan Museum of Art My Portrait: Oil on canvas 1891 Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C. Self-portrait, full-length, standing Portrait of Colonel Archibald Rogers [3] [1]: 271 Oil on canvas 1892 Anne C. Stranding Museum of the Horse, Ruidoso, New Mexico
Hicks' easel paintings were often made for family and friends, not for sale, and decorative painting remained his main source of income. [ 7 ] In 1827, a schism formed within the Religious Society of Friends, between Hicksites (named after Edward Hicks' cousin Elias Hicks ) and Orthodox Friends. [ 8 ]
Colin Hayes (1919–2003), English painter and teacher of art; Francesco Hayez (1791–1882), Italian painter; Martin Johnson Heade (1818–1904), American painter; Isobel Heath (1908–1989), English painter and poet; Ernest Hébert (1817–1908), French academic painter; Jeanne Hébuterne (1898–1920), French painter and model
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His painting style and subject matter, while derived from the romanticism of the time, are regarded by art historians as a significant departure from those of his peers. [1] Heade was born in Lumberville, Pennsylvania, the son of a storekeeper. He studied with Edward Hicks, and possibly with Thomas Hicks. His earliest works were produced during ...
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