Born in Hamburg, Germany, Rosalie Palmie studied at the Academie Julian in Paris under the tutelage of French masters Benjamin Constant and Jean-Paul Laurens. Noted for her portraits, Palmie later lived in New York and New Jersey. Two of her works were included in the First Annual Exhibition of the Society of Independent ... MORE

Artist, soldier, writer, critic, and educator James William Pattison led an eclectic life. Born in Boston, he studied art in New York with James McDougal Hart and R. Swain Gifford; in Düsseldorf with Albert Flamm; and in Paris with Luigi Chialiva. Following military service during the Civil War, he went on to enjoy a successful career as a ... MORE

Though Hobson Pittman spent the greater part of his life in Pennsylvania, his art is significantly informed by his Southern roots, particularly as seen in the dreamy, atmospheric landscapes he produced. His oeuvre is comprised of varied subject matter that includes pure landscape compositions; spare still lifes; empty rooms or scenes portraying ... MORE

The son of two school teachers, Frederick Polley was born in Union City, Indiana and lived the majority of his life in the Hoosier state. He was educated at Indiana University and then pursued further art instruction at the Corcoran Art School in Washington, D.C. His training continued under the tutelage of William Forsyth at the Herron School ... MORE

Lucien Whiting Powell was born at Levinworth Manor in Upperville,Virginia, the son of a distinguished Virginia family. Educated in the district schools and under private tutors, he served in the Virginia Cavalry during the Civil War, after which he studied with Thomas Moran in Philadelphia. Continuing his education abroad, Powell traveled to ... MORE

Samuel Woodson Price was born in 1828 near Nicholasville, Kentucky. A portrait artist early in his career, commissions kept him employed until he left to study in New York City at the Art School of Design when he was twenty-one. Price entered the United States Army at the outbreak of the Civil War and achieved the rank of Colonel. His brigade ... MORE