John Singer Sargent's (1856 - 1925) Beloved Lily
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View ArticleAmerican John Singer Sargent (1856 - 1925) in European Gardens
John Singer Sargent was not actually brought up in America. Sargent was born in Florence, Italy, and spent his childhood & adolescence touring Europe with his American parents who had decided on a...
View ArticleJohn Singer Sargent's (1856-1925) Summer Recliners
John Singer Sargent (1856 - 1925). Reclining FigureJohn Singer Sargent (1856 - 1925). Zuleika RecliningJohn Singer Sargent (1856 - 1925). Woman RecliningJohn Singer Sargent (1856 - 1925). Two Girls in...
View ArticleGirls of Summer by James Mc Neill Whistler (1834-1903)
James Mc Neill Whistler (1834-1903). Symphonie in White No 2 1864James Mc Neill Whistler (1834-1903). Tanagra 1867-70 James Mc Neill Whistler (1834-1903). Symphony in White no 1 1862James Mc Neill...
View ArticleA Garden in Maine
Frederick Childe Hassam (1859-1935). Poppies on the Isles of Shoals.Frederick Childe Hassam (1859-1935). In the Garden (Celia Thaxter in Her Garden.)Frederick Childe Hassam (1859-1935). Celia Thaxter's...
View ArticleAnother Lady Reading
"Child Hassam (1859-1935). Portrait of Edith Blaney, Pastel on paper, 1894. This portrait shows Mrs. Blaney at rest with the island garden behind her. The book in her hand, charmingly, is Celia...
View ArticleAmerican Gardens & Parks for Everyone
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925). Portrait of Fredrick Law Olmstead..
View ArticleThe 18C Forefathers Look at the Future of Slavery in the 19C USA
The Forefathers Look at the Future of Slavery in the new USA (1783-1787) A.C. McLaughlin tells us that during the early days of the Revolution, when it was often uncertain whether independence could...
View Article19C American Soda Fountains, Phopsphates, & Drinks They Served
Eating ice cream soda, 1906 Sun, Aug 12, 1906 – Page 24 · Omaha Daily Bee (Omaha, Nebraska) What were soda fountains? The simplest answer is that a soda fountain was an apparatus that dispensed...
View ArticleOur Grandchildren's Chickens
.Winslow Homer (American artist, 1836-1910) Fresh EggsJust in time for the holidays, our grandchildren's 11 chickens are finally all producing an egg each daily. While the chicks are searching for new...
View ArticleResting the Horses
.Edward Lamson Henry (American Painter, 1841-1919) Horse and BuggyEdward Lamson Henry (1841–1919) was an American genre painter born in Charleston, South Carolina who came to live in New York at an...
View Article19C American Woman (...about my age)
Lydia Berstler (Mrs Abel Griffith) 1800-1868 Iowa County, Iowa but photo taken in Philadelphia, PA
View ArticleAmerican Folk Art - William M. S. Doyle (1769 - 1828)
William M. S. Doyle (1769 - 1828)
View Article19C American Woman (...about my age)
Margaret Eyer Johnson (Mrs Samuel Johnson) 1805-1902 PA
View Article19C American Woman (...about my age)
Mary Fosdick (Mrs Wm Hallenbeck) 1790-1876 Hudson, NY
View ArticleMoving into the 19C - Women Painted by James Earl (1761-1796)
1792 Attributed to James Earl (1761-1796). Portrait of a Woman.James Earl, the younger brother of artist Ralph Earl (1751-1801), also lived his brief life as an artist. He was born on the family farm...
View Article19C Female Switchboard Operators Recruited to Serve in World War I
1918 Back our girls over there United War Work Campaign by Clarence F. Underwood, (Painter, Illustrator, 1871-1929) After the U.S. entered World War I in 1917, General John Pershing discovered that...
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