Genre painters American Realism
Ernest Leonard Blumenschein is an American painter, member of the Taos Society of Artists. He is known for his paintings of the American Southwest. He studied at the Cincinnati Academy of Art and the Julian Academy.
Ernest Leonard Blumenschein often depicted Native Americans and landscapes of the Southwest in his paintings. He was known for his masterful use of colour and light, and his works had a strong sense of realism. Blumenschein also worked as an illustrator and writer, and his book Navajo War Dance is considered a classic of Native American literature.
Carroll James Cloar was an American artist whose work focused on surreal views of the US South and on poetic depictions of childhood memories. He often worked with old photographs found in family albums.
Carroll James Cloar's paintings often depicted rural landscapes, small towns and ordinary people of the South. He was influenced by the regionalist movement of the 1930s and 1940s, which sought to capture the unique culture and traditions of different regions of the United States.
William Herbert "Buck" Dunton was an American artist and illustrator born in 1878 and passed away in 1936. He was one of the founding members of the Taos Society of Artists, a collective of artists in New Mexico that was considered one of the most influential art groups in the United States in the early 20th century. Dunton was known for his works dedicated to the life and culture of Native Americans, as well as many Western landscapes. In his paintings, he conveyed the beauty and power of nature, as well as the life of Native Americans in their natural environment. Buck Dunton was a recognized master of his craft, and his works remain popular and sought after in the world of art.
Ernest Martin Hennings (Jr.) was an American artist and member of the Taos Society of Artists. In 1901 that Hennings began taking classes at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, which was largely based on the great European art schools and made particularly emphasis on the importance of drawing. Hennings took up work as a commercial artist, mostly painting murals and portraits around Chicago. Hennings' primary interest was in portrait painting, with his primary subject being the Native Americans living in and around Taos Pueblo. In 1922 he was awarded the Clyde M. Carr Prize from the Art Institute of Chicago as well as the Institute's Fine Arts Building Prize. By the 1920s, the now established painter was building his reputation on the national scene, with exhibitions and awards including. Many art collectors throughout America sought out his paintings. Today paintings by Hennings are housed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Stark Museum of Art, Booth Western Art Museum etc.
William Victor Higgins is an American artist. He is known for his landscape paintings and is considered one of the most important representatives of the Taos Society of Artists. He studied painting at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and at the Académie Julian in Paris with Robert Henri, René Menard and Lucien Simon.
William Victor Higgins often depicted the rugged landscapes and Indians of the American Southwest in his paintings. He was particularly interested in Native American culture and often painted portraits of them. His work is characterized by bold strokes and vivid colours.
Peter Hurd was an American painter whose work is strongly associated with the people and landscapes of San Patricio, New Mexico. He is equally acclaimed for his portraits and his western landscapes. His large egg tempera paintings earned him national recognition. During World War II, Hurd worked for Life magazine as a war correspondent attached to the US Air Force. He covered almost all the fronts of the far-flung battle line, creating hundreds of "War Sketches" that range from poignant to comic. Some of Hurd’s most well-known portraits were of his neighbors, family, and friends at Sentinel Ranch. He loved to paint people who were deeply connected to the land, and always showed them outdoors, against the hills and sky. Many of Hurd's works can be seen at the Hurd-La Rinconada Gallery in San Patricio, New Mexico.
Joseph Henry Sharp was an American artist and one of the founders of the Taos Society of Artists. He painted portraits, landscapes as well as paintings of Native American cultural life.
Joseph Henry Sharp began his career as an artist in the 1880s, working in New York and Paris. His colourful and emotional paintings were characterised by a high degree of realism and detail.
Hale Aspacio Woodruff is an American artist known for his murals, paintings and prints. He studied painting at the John Herron Art Institute in Indianapolis and at the Academy of Art Nouveau in Paris.
Hale Aspacio Woodruff was a prominent figure on the Harlem art scene in the 1920s and 1930s, where he worked alongside other influential artists such as Aaron Douglas and Jacob Lawrence. He was also a professor at Atlanta University, where he taught from 1931 to 1946. One of Woodruff's most notable works is his series of murals depicting the history of African Americans in America, which he painted for Talladega College in Alabama in the 1930s. The murals were later restored and are now in the college's David Hall Fine Arts Center.