Thomas Prichard Rossiter and Rossiter Family papers

Nicholls, Rhoda Holmes.

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Castaigne, J. André

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Craig, Frank, 1874-1918

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Keller, A. J.

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Whitmore, Elizabeth

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Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851

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James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 – September 14, 1851) was an American writer of the first half of the 19th century. His historical romances depicting colonist and Indigenous characters from the 17th to the 19th centuries created a unique form of American literature. He lived much of his boyhood and the last fifteen years of life in Cooperstown, New York, which was founded by his father William Cooper on property that he owned. Cooper became a member of the Episcopal Church shortly befo...

Morris, William, 1834-1896

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Jay, John, 1817-1894

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Grandson of John Jay, active in anti-slavery movement, organizer of Republican Party in New York, U.S. minister to Austria. From the description of Letters to H.H. Boyesen and Rufus W. Griswold, II, 1851-1890. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 64433472 Lawyer, diplomat, and reformer. From the description of Letters of John Jay, 1878-1885. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79423666 American lawyer and diplomat. From the description of...

Cox, Kenyon, 1856-1919

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Mural painter, illustrator, teacher, and writer; New York, N.Y. From the description of Kenyon Cox letters, 1893-1919. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122456081 American artist, author. From the description of Kenyon Cox papers, circa 1860-1922. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 505719883 Kenyon Cox was an American artist, born in Ohio, who studied in Cincinnati, Philadelphia and Paris, 1877-1882. He moved to New York in 1...

Rossiter, Thomas Prichard, 1818-1871

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Thomas Prichard Rossiter (1818-1871) was a painter. Rossiter studied in Connecticut and in Europe, eventually settling in New York. His father was Henry C. Rossiter (fl. 1833-1834), a merchant who resided in New York and South Carolina. From the guide to the Thomas Prichard Rossiter Papers, 1833-1834, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Rossiter was a portrait painter. From the description of Thomas Prichard Ros...

Newell, Peter, 1862-1924

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Peter Newell, an illustrator and author, was born in Illinois and lived in and around New York City for most of his life. Extensive information on Newell and his career appears in the finding aid for the Peter Newell Family Papers (YCAL MSS 62). From the guide to the Peter Newell collection, 1893-1914, (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library) Peter Newell was an American illustrator and author of children's books, including Topsys and turvys and The slant book . ...

Kensett, John Frederick, 1816-1872

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Landscape painter; b. Cheshire, Conn. From the description of John Frederick Kensett papers, 1806-1896. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78162865 John Frederick Kensett (22 March 1811 - 14 December 1872), was a noted artist of the Hudson River School of Landscape Painting. His career from 1828 to 1840, was as an engraver, having worked in several engraving firms at various times in New York, New Haven, CT, and Albany, NY. By 1840, Kensett's disenchantment with the engraving pr...

Hunt, William Morris, 1824-1879

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William Morris Hunt (1824-1879) was a painter, portrait painter, and instructor from Boston, Mass. From the description of William Morris Hunt photographs and catalogs, ca. 1878-1880. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122333561 William Morris Hunt (1824-1879) was a painter and instructor from Boston, Mass. Hunt drowned in the Isle of Shoals, N.H., possibly a suicide. From the description of William Morris Hunt letters and photographs, [ca. 1...

Birch, Reginald B., 1856-1943

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Beaux, Cecilia, 1855-1942

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Cecilia Beaux (1855-1942) was a painter and art instructor from Philadelphia, Pa. Studied in Europe and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, where she later taught. From the description of Cecilia Beaux papers, 1863-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81491295 Cecilia Beaux (1855-1942) was a painter and art instructor from Philadelphia, Pa. Born in Philadelphia in May 1855; died in Sept. 1942. Beaux st...

French, Daniel Chester, 1850-1931

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Sculptor and artist. From the description of Daniel Chester French papers, circa 1848-1968 (bulk 1911-1945). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450719 Sculptor; New York, N.Y. and Glendale, Mass. From the description of Daniel Chester French letters, 1908-1921. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122648173 Biographical Note 1850, Apr. 20 Born, Exeter, N.H....

Castaigne, Andre

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Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872

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Painter, inventor; New York, N.Y. and London, England. From the description of Samuel Finley Breese Morse letter, 1845 Sept. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122599940 From the description of Samuel Finley Breese Morse letter, 1845 Sept. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 233007074 Author of account concerning deportation of 1100 workers and I.W.W. sympathizers from Bisbee to Columbus, N.M., July 12, 1917. From the description of The truth about Bisbee...

Pearson, Ralph M., 1883-1958

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Cory, Fanny Y.

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Craig, Frank

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Coffin, William A. (William Anderson), 1855-1925

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Landscape painter, writer; New York, N.Y. From the description of William Anderson Coffin papers, 1900-1923. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 657037245 From the description of William Anderson Coffin papers, 1900-1923. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122514958 American artist. From the description of William A. Coffin papers, 1915-1926. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58780225 William Anderson Coffin (1855-1925) was a pa...

Low, Will Hicok, 1853-1932

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American artist. From the description of Autograph lette signed : New York, to Mr. Schell of Harper and Brothers, 1890 June 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270590139 ...

Beckwith, J. Carroll (James Carroll), 1852-1917

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Portrait painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of James Carroll Beckwith papers, 1878-1924. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 227193635 From the description of James Carroll Beckwith diary (in the New York Historical Society), 1895. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86093784 From the description of James Carroll Beckwith papers (in the National Academy of Design), 1871-1983. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122557679 Portrait painter, New York City. ...

Whitmore, Elizabeth

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Scott-Moncrieff, David

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Peabody, George, 1795-1869

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Businessman and philanthropist. From the description of Papers of George Peabody, 1841-1869. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450003 American financier. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to John Brodhead, 1847 May 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872091 Banker and philanthropist, of London, England; born and buried in Danvers, Mass.; in 1866 donated $12,000 to Georgetown, Mass., for the building of a library; benefactor of li...

Archipenko, Alexander, 1887-1964

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Sculptor, painter, printmaker, and teacher. b. Kiev, Ukraine, May 30, 1887; significant in Cubist movement during his years in Paris, 1908-1921; came to United States in 1923; operated his own school in Paris, 1912, an endeavor that continued throughout his life in Berlin, New York City, Woodstock, N.Y., Chicago, and Los Angeles. Invented animated painting, known as "Archipentura," ca. 1924 (U.S. patent issued 1927).; d. February 23, 1964 in New York, N.Y. Fr...

Soglow, Otto, 1900-1975

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Cartoonist; New York, N.Y. From the description of Otto Soglow papers, [undated]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80153737 American cartoonist and illustrator. From the description of Otto Soglow collection, 1937-1975. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70969777 Although best known for creating the rotund cartoon character Little King, Otto Soglow was never happy as a cartoonist. Born in Yorkville, New York to a house painter and a cook...

Sartain, William, 1843-1924

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Painter; Philadelphia, Pa. Came from a noted family of engravers and painters. From the description of William Sartain autobiographical sketch, 1910. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82921674 ...

Rossiter, E. K. (Ehrick Kensett), 1854-

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Tack, Augustus Vincent, 1870-1949

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Artist, portrait and mural painter. Represented in Metropolitan Museum, Cleveland Museum, and Phillips Gallery, with murals in New Parliament Building, Winnipeg, and Chapel in Church of St. Paul. From the description of Letters to Will Owen Jones, 1925-1926. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 54674247 Painter and portrait painter; New York, N.Y. Often depicted religious themes and motifs. From the description of Augustus Vincen...

Nicholls, Rhoda Holmes, 1854-1930

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Kimball, Fiske, 1888-1955

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Museum director, architect. Educated at Harvard (M.Arch. 1912) and University of Michigan (Ph.D. 1915). Founder and director of the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University (1923-1925). Director of Philadelphia Museum of Art (1925-1955). From the description of Papers of Sidney Fiske Kimball, 1918-1952 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 269301918 Sydney Fiske Kimball, b. Newton, Mass. Architect, architectural historian, professor of architecture and ...

Tryon, Dwight William, 1849-1925

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American landscape painter Dwight William Tryon was born in Hartford, CT on August 13, 1849. When Tryon was about 2 years old, his father Anson Tryon was killed in a hunting accident and he was raised at his maternal grandparents' home. At the age of fourteen, Tryon began work as a machinist at Colt's Firearms Factory in Hartford to support his mother and himself. He enrolled in evening classes at Hannum's Business School and developed calligraphic skills which supplemented his inco...

Bevan, Edith Rossiter

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Collector. From the description of Edith Rossiter Bevan autograph collection, 1792-1943. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71062828 ...

Cadwalader-Guild, Emma Marie, 1843-1911?

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Melchers, Gari, 1860-1932

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Julius Garibaldi Melchers was an artist. From the description of Julius Garibaldi Melchers papers, 1878-1928. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 51538563 Painter, mural painter and portrait painter. Lived at "Belmont", his home in Falmouth, Virginia, near Fredericksburg. Born in Detroit, Michigan. Studied at Royal Art Academy, Dusseldorf, Germany; and Ecole des Beaux-Arts and Academie Julian, Paris. Won Grand Prize at 1889 Paris Exposition...

Gibson, Charles Dana, 1867-1944

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American artist and illustrator. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to Small, Maynard & Co., [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269577087 Charles Dana Gibson was an American graphic artist, noted for his creation of the "Gibson Girl", an iconic representation of the beautiful and independent American woman at the turn of the 20th century. Gibson owned a 700-acre estate in Islesboro, Me., where he and his wife spent an increasing amount of tim...

Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971

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Painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of Rockwell Kent interview, 1957 Sept. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80242441 Painter, illustrator, writer, lecturer; Ausable Forks, New York. From the description of Rockwell Kent letters to Robert T. Hatt, 1935-1936. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122553040 In addition to being a successful painter, printmaker, illustrator, designer, and commercial artist, Kent pursued careers as a writer, professional ...

Remington, Frederic, 1861-1909

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Frederic Remington was born October 4, 1861 in Canton, New York. He was educated at the Vermont Episcopal Institute and attended Yale University. He worked as a cowboy, scout, and ran a sheep and mule ranch in the west. He married Eva Caten on October 1, 1884. Remington was a painter, sculptor and illustrator of Indians, cowbnoys and the American soldier at war. His travels took him to Germany, Russia, North Africa, Cuba and all over North America. Frederic Remington died December 26, 1909 in Ne...

Keller, A. J.

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Hutt, Henry, 1875-

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Mowbray, H. Siddons (Harry Siddons), 1858-1928

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Figure and mural painter; New York, N.Y. and Washington, Conn. Born Harry Siddons, Alexandria, Egypt. Adopted by his uncle George M. Mowbray. Graduated from West Point in 1875. Three years later, he studied painting under Bonnat in Paris. He has mural decorations in the residences of J.P. Morgan and F.W. Vanderbilt, the Apellate Courthouse of New York, and St. John's Church in Washington, Connecticut. Mowbray was awarded the Clark Prize, National Academy of Design, in 18...

Hambidge, Jay, 1867-1924

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Jay Hambidge: mathematician, illustrator; Mary Hambidge: weaver, administrator. From the description of Jay and Mary Crovatt Hambidge papers, 1841-1973. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122552405 ...