In 1809, Napoleon made this artist Engraver to the Emperor; because of the large number of pieces supplied to the palaces, his firm became Furniture Suppliers to their Majesties two years later.
This German-born American photographer was among those who pioneered the use of the 35-mm camera in photojournalism, as well as one of the earliest devotees of available-light photography.
What American photographer found support among Rothko, Kline, and other painters and is widely considered to be closely involved with, if not a part of, the abstract expressionist movement?
What American scientist, inventor, artist, and master craftsman held over 60 glass-oriented patents and has art work in the permanent collections of more than 100 museums throughout the world?
This artist had several sittings with George Washington, the result of which were numerous portraits despite “Anapathy [seeming] to seize him and a vacuity [spreading] over his countenance, most appalling to paint.”
This artist was one of two original California members of the art photography group the Photo-Secession, founded by Alfred Stieglitz, and she was the only Western photographer to be made a Fellow of the group.
Which 19th century American genre painter was one of the most renowned artists in the country while alive, with more commissions than he could fulfill?
Which American sculptor pioneered applying plaster bandages to models to form a hollow shell, a technique which was a turning point in the his career?
Born in Alabama in 1898, this artist studied at the Tuskegee Institute but was barred as an African-American from further photographic studies, so he completed a correspondence course and opened a studio.
This artist was initially attracted to engineering images, and to patterns of nature photographed at close range, but by the mid-1930s she was photographing expansive views of rural and urban landscapes.
Which German Expressionist painter and printmaker worked through a variety of styles before, at age 60, finding the technique in which he would work for the rest of his career?
Which French artist and photographer created an icon of the Surrealism movement when she represented the bestial nature of man with a close-up image of a baby armadillo?
In 1880, this artist received a commission to create a pair of bronze doors for a new decorative arts museum in Paris; the museum was never built and the doors were not completed in his lifetime.
This Brooklyn photographer and digital pioneer uses her art as a means of storytelling, working as a freelancer for the Village Voice, The New York Times, LIFE magazine, and more.
This early western photographer is best known for his mammoth-plate prints using 18”x22” glass plate negatives, but he actually published the majority of his work as stereoviews.
This French neo-impressionist painter was one of the originators of the technique known as pointillism or divisionism, created by scientifically juxtaposed small dots of pure color.
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