An 1890 Invitation in the Mail & a Flaming Flamingo Lamp to Read it By
.Edward Percy Moran (American painter, 1862-1935) An Invitation 1890.
View Article1892 Gentle Woman, Her Hat, & Her Horse
.Edmund Tarbell (American painter, 1862-1938) Girl and Horse 1892.
View ArticleCommuting Between Europe & America in 1877
.Henry Bacon (American, 1839–1912) First Sight of Land 1877.
View ArticleAccidentally Finding New Clothes in 1865 Rural America
.William Sidney Mount (American painter, 1807-1868) Fair Exchange, No Robbery 1865.
View ArticleRiding in the Carriage
'Edward Lamson Henry (American Painter, 1841-1919) Carriage Ride 1886Edward Lamson Henry (1841–1919) was an American genre painter born in Charleston, South Carolina who came to live in New York at an...
View ArticleRaising, Catching, & Processing Food & Drink in 1830s-40s Rural America
William Sidney Mount (American painter, 1807-1868) At the WellWilliam Sidney Mount (American painter, 1807-1868) Bird-EggingWilliam Sidney Mount (American painter, 1807-1868) Catching CrabsWilliam...
View Article19C American Women as Stenographers & Office Help
In 1885, a young, single, white, native-born woman named Isabel Wallace did something that was still considered quite unusual in its time; she took a job as a clerical worker in Chicago. Isabel, who...
View ArticleWoman at Leisure Lunch with the Artist
Henry Siddons Mowbray (American painter, 1858-1928) Studio Lunch 1880-83 Detail.
View ArticleMaking Tools - Indispensible 19th-Century Craftsman at the Forge
.John Neagle (American painter, 1796-1865) Pat Lyon at the Forge.
View ArticlePainting of American Woman at Leisure Gazing Out Her Window
.Robert Jenkins Onderdonk (American painter, 1852-1917) Mrs E B Chandler in Her Room c 1899.
View ArticleA Few Portraits of Women by American Artist Anna Claypoole Peale (1791–1878)
.Anna Claypoole Peale (1791-1878) Elizabeth Bordley Polk Bend (Mrs. Joseph Grove Bend) c. 1820-1830.Anna Claypoole Peale (1791-1878) was one of the 6 children of James Peale & Mary Claypoole. Her...
View ArticleStill Life Studies of American Fruits & Vegetables by James Peale (1749-1831)
. James Peale (1749-1831). c 1824 Still Life with Chinese Export Basket.This time of year, when the gardens in our part of the country are just past their peak & all of the fruit and vegetable...
View ArticleA Few Portraits of Women & One Lonely Landscape by American Artist James...
. James Peale (1749-1831). Anna Sophia Alexander Robertson (Mrs. William Heberton) 1816At the outset of his career, when he was working closely with his brother Charles Willson Peale, James Peale...
View ArticleCollecting Autumn Leaves 1858
.Enoch Wood Perry (American painter, 1831-1913) Collecting Autumn Leaves 1858.
View ArticleThe Indispensible 19th-Century Craftsman Potter
.Edmond Thomas Quinn (American painter, 1868-1929) The Potter 1891.
View ArticleThe Rural Post Office in 1857
.Thomas P. Rossiter (American painter, 1818-1871) The Rural Post Office 1857.
View ArticleDreams of Emancipation
.Edwin White (American, 1817-1877) Thoughts of Liberia Emancipation 1861.
View ArticlePraying with Grandpa by Henry Ossawa Tanner (American painter, 1859-1937)
.Henry Ossawa Tanner (American painter, 1859-1937) The Thankful Poor 1894.
View ArticleWomen Working & a Few Other Paintings of African Americans by Thomas Waterman...
.Thomas Waterman Wood (American painter, 1823-1903) Cakes and Wine 1890Thomas Waterman Wood (1823–1903) Sherry, SirThomas Waterman Wood (American painter, 1823-1903) Shining Shoes 1895Thomas Waterman...
View ArticleWell, One More Early 19th-Century American Boy & His Faithful Dog...
.Milton W. Hopkins (1789-1844) Pierrepont Edward Lacey (1832 - after 1860) and His Dog, Gun.
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