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Shakers dancing...
From the beginning of the Shaker movement, dancing, or “laboring” under operations of the spirit was an essential element of Shaker worship. The Shakers found several reasons to add dance to their...
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Back to School
Edward Lamson Henry (American artist, 1841-1913) A Country SchoolJohn George Brown (1831-1913) A Liesure Hour 1881Constant Mayer (French-born Amerian artist, 1832–1911) The Sewing SchoolJohn George...
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On the water with English-born American artist Thomas Chambers (1808-1869).
English-born Thomas Chambers (1808-1869) worked in America as a marine & landscape painter.Thomas Chambers (English-born American artist, 1808-1869) Bay of New York, SunsetResearch suggests that...
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American artist John George Brown (1831-1913) Celebrating Autumn
John George Brown (American artist, 1831-1913) Little Miss Autumn 1865
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Everyday life in 19th century America - Children
Seymour Joseph Guy (American artist, 1824-1910) An Interesting Book John Eastman (American Painter, fl 1842-1880) The Scissors Grinder 1870Seymour Joseph Guy (American artist, 1824-1910) A Bedtime...
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Summer with American artist Winslow Homer 1836-1910
Winslow Homer (American artist, 1836-1910) Weaning the CalfWinslow Homer (American artist, 1836-1910) Waiting for an AnswerWinslow Homer (American artist, 1836-1910) Two Girls at the Beach,...
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Everyday life in 19th century America - Working Together
Thompkins H Matteson (American painter, 1813-1884) Hop Picking 1862Eastman Johnson (American genre painter, 1824-1906). At Camp Spinning Yarn and WhittlingEastman Johnson (American genre painter,...
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Everyday Life in 19th-Century America
William Hahn (American artist, 1829–1887) The ConvalescentLuca Sacco (American artist, 1858–1912) The Fortune TellerLouis Lang (Amreican artist, 1814–1893) Women's Art ClassJohn Carlin (American...
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Women at Sunset
George Cochran Lambdin (1830-1896) Sunset Musings 1887Henry Inman (1801-1846) Mrs Robert LowdenGeorge Cooke (1793–1849) Mrs Robert Donaldson (Susan Jane Gaston)Henry Inman (1801-1846) Frances Kemble...
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Comfort Dogs + a Few Hats by American artist Mary Cassatt (1844-1926)
Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) The Girl Holding the DogMary Cassatt (1844-1926) Woman By A Window Feeding Her Dog 1880Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) Simone In A Large Plumed Hat Seated Holding A Griffon DogMary...
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On finding a wife in 1830s rural America
Women in the BackwoodsFriedrich Gerstäcker, the son of a celebrated opera singer, was born in Hamburg on May 6, 1816. Destined to see the world, he came at the age of 21 to New York in 1837 where he...
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1832 Views of Cincinnati, Ohio by New Orleans artist Adrien Mayers (? 1801–1833)
1832 View of Mr Pendelton's House near Cincinnati Ohio by Adrien Mayers (? 1801–1833)1832 View of Mr Pendelton's House near Cincinnati Ohio by Adrien Mayers (? 1801–1833)Although there is no way to...
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Rural 19th-Century America by Eastman Johnson (1824-1906)
Eastman Johnson (American painter, 1824-1906) was an American painter who helped establish the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Best known for his genre paintings of scenes from everyday life, he also...
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Paintings of life on the farm
George Henry Durrie (American Painter, 1820-1863) Haying at Jones InnWinslow Homer (American artist, 1836-1910) The Milk MaidNelson Augustus Moore (American artist, 1824-1902) Farmer, Son and White...
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1810 View of the Mansion of the late Lord Timothy Dexter in Newburyport
A View of the Mansion of the late Lord Timothy Dexter in High street, Newburyport, 1810.
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1824 James Fenimore Cooper writes of "proper" work for women in America
From James Fenimore Cooper, Notions of the AmericansNEW-ENGLAND. 1824. On the Proper Occupations of Women in America.Edward Lamson Henry (American Painter, 1841-1919) Woman with a BabyThere is...
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1853 Couple in a Farm Yard
Fanny Palmer (American artist, 1812-1876) Published by N Currier American Farm Scenes 3 1853
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19C American Women & Gardens - American Robert Lewis Reid (1862-1939)
Robert Lewis Reid (American artist, 1862-1939) Pond LiliesRobert Lewis Reid (1862-1939), was born in Massachusetts. He attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston; in 1884 he moved to New...
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Paintings of the horse & carriage
Edward Lamson Henry (American genre artist, 1841–1919) A Chat After MeetingEdward Lamson Henry (American genre artist, 1841–1919) Along the Delaware and Hudson CanalEdward Lamson Henry (American genre...
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1874 Late 19C Women & Gardens & Parasols - American Frederick Carl Frieseke...
Frederick Frieseke (American artist, 1874-1939) Woman with Garden Parasol at The Hour of TeaFrederick Carl Frieseke (1874–1939) was an American Impressionist decorative painter. He was born in Owosso,...
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