Jennie Augusta Brownscombe (1850 - 1936)

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Jennie Augusta Brownscombe

Jennie Augusta Brownscombe was an American painter, designer, etcher, commercial artist, and illustrator. Brownscombe studied art for years in the United States and in Paris. She was a founding member, student and teacher at the Art Students League of New York. She made genre paintings, including revolutionary and colonial American history, most notably The First Thanksgiving held at Pilgrim Hall in Plymouth, Massachusetts. She sold the reproduction rights to more than 100 paintings, and images of her work have appeared on prints, calendars and greeting cards. Her works are in many public collections and museums. In 1899 she was described by New York World as "one of America's best artists." Brownscome worked as a water color and oil painter, illustrator, etcher, designer, and commercial artist. She made portraits and genre paintings. Brownscombe had a penchant for narrative painting rendered with realism. Her paintings, which depicted both emotional scenes and historical ones, were exhibited in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, and London. Some of her popular paintings are the idealized vision of traditional rural life and family. She was a member of the New York Women Painters Society, American Artists Professional League, National Arts Club, and the Municipal Art Society.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:10 december 1850, Honesdale, USA
Date and place of death:5 august 1936, New York City, USA
Nationality:USA
Period of activity: XIX, XX century
Specialization:Artist, Designer, Engraver, Genre painter, Historian, Illustrator, Painter, Portraitist
Genre:Genre art, History painting, Portrait
Art style:Realism

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Carol Bove (1971)
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Louise Nevelson (1899 - 1988)
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Vincent Cavallaro (1912 - 1985)
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Robert Longo (1953)
Robert Longo
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Duane Hanson (1925 - 1996)
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Gertrude Morgan (1900 - 1980)
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William Morris Hunt (1824 - 1879)
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Hans Kaiser (1914 - 1982)
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Henry Singlewood Bisbing (1849 - 1933)
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Sterling Ruby (1972)
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John Vanderlyn (1775 - 1852)
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Liam Gillick (1964)
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Marcos Grigorian (1925 - 2007)
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Olivier Mosset (1944)
Olivier Mosset
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Creators Realism

Jules Gélibert (1834 - 1916)
Jules Gélibert
1834 - 1916
Julius Paulsen (1860 - 1940)
Julius Paulsen
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Sergei Aleksandrovich Mako (1885 - 1953)
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Nikolay Alekseevich Kasatkin (1859 - 1930)
Nikolay Alekseevich Kasatkin
1859 - 1930
Peter Ackermann (1934 - 2007)
Peter Ackermann
1934 - 2007
Grigory Kononovich Dyadchenko (1869 - 1921)
Grigory Kononovich Dyadchenko
1869 - 1921
Charles Annesley (1787 - 1863)
Charles Annesley
1787 - 1863
Edward William Cooke (1811 - 1880)
Edward William Cooke
1811 - 1880
Patrick Tuohy (1894 - 1930)
Patrick Tuohy
1894 - 1930
Carl Horn (1874 - 1945)
Carl Horn
1874 - 1945
Willy Stöwer (1864 - 1931)
Willy Stöwer
1864 - 1931
Hilda Rix Nicholas (1884 - 1961)
Hilda Rix Nicholas
1884 - 1961
 Jean (Jan) Michael Ruyten (1813 - 1881)
Jean (Jan) Michael Ruyten
1813 - 1881
Eugène Delaplanche (1836 - 1891)
Eugène Delaplanche
1836 - 1891
Harry Liebmann (1876 - 1941)
Harry Liebmann
1876 - 1941
George Richmond (1809 - 1896)
George Richmond
1809 - 1896
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