Edward Mitchell Bannister (1828-1901), African-American painter of landscapes and pastoral subjects
https://americanart.si.edu/artist/edward-mitchell-bannister-226
Scene along the Connecticut River, Westmoreland / c.1870 / Oil on canvas / 30”x20”
Harriet Powers (1837-1910), African-American folk artist and quilt maker
https://www.civilwarwomenblog.com/harriet-powers/
Robert S. Duncanson (1821-1872), Nineteenth century African-American painter
https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/beta/exhibit/NQJyYinFqXw_Lw
Landscape with Rainbow / 1859 / Oil on canvas / 30”x52 1/4”
James Presley “JP” Ball (1825-1904)
African-American photographer, abolitionist, and entrepreneur
https://danishimmigrants.weebly.com/montana.html
February 1, 1964 was the day that a Beatles song hit Number One for the first time in the USA. The song was “I Want To Hold Your Hand”. The Beatles flew into JFK on February 7 and made their first appearance on Ed Sullivan two days later. And we all had a gear time!
https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/beatles
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-beatles-songs-20110919/i-want-to-hold-your-hand-19691231
Prince Demah (c.1745 – March 1778)
African-American painter active in Boston in the late 1700s
https://outofthearchives.org/2015/01/10/prince-demah-portrait-painter
Portrait of William Duguid / 1773 / Oil on canvas / 20 3/4”x15 3/4”x1 1/8”
Joshua Johnson (c.1763-c.1824)
Biracial American painter
https://americanart.si.edu/artist/joshua-johnson-2479
Mrs. Abraham White, Jr., and Daughter Rose / 1808-09 / Oil on canvas / 30”x25 1/2”
Link~ J.C. Leyendecker, Father of the New Year’s Baby
“Joseph Christian Leyendecker wasn’t the first artist to use an infant to represent the new year. But over the span of 36 years, he made the New Year’s baby as familiar to Americans as Father Time.
A consummate illustrator — and mentor to Norman Rockwell — Leyendecker was continually searching for better ways to depict the holidays. He created many fanciful covers that caught the spirit of Christmas, Fourth of July, Easter, and Thanksgiving. But the New Year’s babies are arguably his most memorable.
His first baby was delivered for the December 29, 1906, issue of the Post. It shows a cherub atop a globe, turning over a fresh page in a book of New Year’s resolutions. The series continue without interruption until 1943…”
http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2014/12/31/art-entertainment/art-and-artists/new-years-babies.html
The Misty Miss Christy 