Page loaded successfully. Showing books for James Sr Sharples.
Artist Books
Books page for James Sr Sharples ((1751/52 - 1811)), known for Itinerant portrait often miniature painting, silhouettes of politicians, teaching. Showing 34 books.
James Sr SharplesPUBLICATIONS
1751/52 Lancashire, England - 1811 New York City. Known for: Itinerant portrait often miniature painting, silhouettes of politicians, teaching.
The Sharples family created the finest pastel art in America after John Singleton Copley and before the renaissance of the medium in the later 19th century. James Sharples, born in Lancashire,... Read full biography
The Sharples family created the finest pastel art in America after John Singleton Copley and before the renaissance of the medium in the later 19th century. James Sharples, born in Lancashire, England in 1752, was a pupil of George Romney, the English portraitist. He worked in Bath (1781), Bristol... Read full biography
The Sharples family created the finest pastel art in America after John Singleton Copley and before the renaissance of the medium in the later 19th century. James Sharples, born in Lancashire, England in 1752, was a pupil of George Romney, the English portraitist. He worked in Bath (1781), Bristol (1783 and 1785), Liverpool and London before traveling to America about 1793 with his third wife, the former Ellen Wallace (1769-1849), who had been his pupil, and three children, Felix (circa... Read full biography
The Sharples family created the finest pastel art in America after John Singleton Copley and before the renaissance of the medium in the later 19th century. James Sharples, born in Lancashire, England in 1752, was a pupil of George Romney, the English portraitist. He worked in Bath (1781), Bristol (1783 and 1785), Liverpool and London before traveling to America about 1793 with his third wife, the former Ellen Wallace (1769-1849), who had been his pupil, and three children, Felix (circa 1786-1825), James, Jr. (circa 1788-1839) and Rolinda (circa 1793-1838). The family spent four years in Philadelphia and four in New York City. They returned to Bath in 1801, but in 1806, Felix and James, Jr. came back to America. Three years later, the rest... Read full biography
The Sharples family created the finest pastel art in America after John Singleton Copley and before the renaissance of the medium in the later 19th century. James Sharples, born in Lancashire, England in 1752, was a pupil of George Romney, the English portraitist. He worked in Bath (1781), Bristol (1783 and 1785), Liverpool and London before traveling to America about 1793 with his third wife, the former Ellen Wallace (1769-1849), who had been his pupil, and three children, Felix (circa 1786-1825), James, Jr. (circa 1788-1839) and Rolinda (circa 1793-1838). The family spent four years in Philadelphia and four in New York City. They returned to Bath in 1801, but in 1806, Felix and James, Jr. came back to America. Three years later, the rest of the family followed. When James, the father, died, his wife, his daughter and James, Jr. returned to Bristol, where they finally settled.... Read full biography
James Sr Sharples - Artist Info
About James Sr Sharples: Books
Books & Publications (34)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
The Rockefeller Collection American Art (at San Francisco Museums Fine Art) (Exhibition catalog)
1994
Simpson, Marc
315 pages (color)
American Pastels In the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1989
Bolger, Doreen (others)
247 pages (color)
The American Paintings (in the) Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art
1989
Fresella-Lee, Nancy
222 pages (color)
Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
1,081 pages
National Portrait Gallery Collection Illustrated Checklist
1985
Smithsonian Institution
461 pages
American Watercolors, Pastels, Collages The Brooklyn Museum
1984
Faunce, Sarah; Linda S. Ferber (Curators)
88 pages (color)
Artists in Virginia Before 1900: An Annotated Checklist
1983
Wright, R Lewis
200 pages
Dictionary of American Art
1979
Baigell, Mathew
390 pages
Arts in America/A Bibliography Volume 2 (Painting and Graphics)
1979
Karpel, Bernard/Ruth Spiegel
736 pages
American Art from the Collection of the Worcester Art Museum
1979
Teitz, Richard Stuart
118 pages
Three Hundred Years of American Art In The Chrysler Museum (Exhibition catalog)
1976
Anderson, Dennis R (Introductory Essay)
270 pages (color)
American Master Drawings and Watercolors A History of Works on Paper
1976
Stebbins, Theodore E
464 pages (color)
Catalogue of American Paintings in British Public Collections
1974
Gidley, Mick
58 pages
Early American Portrait Draughtsmen in Crayons
1970
Bolton, Theodore
111 pages
Portraits of Jews By Gilbert Stuart & Other Early American Artists
1969
London, Hannah
197 pages
American Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Two Volumes)
1969
Rathbone, Perry Townsend (Ed)
600 pages (color)
Arts of the Young Republic The Age of William Dunlap (Exhibition catalog)
1968
Dickson, Harold E
234 pages
Twenty-Five American Masterpieces (Exhibition catalog)
1968
Hirschl & Adler Galleries
32 pages (color)
The Adams Papers Portraits of John and Abigail Adams
1967
Oliver, Andrew
284 pages
Art and Life in America Revised and Enlarged Edition
1966
Larkin, Oliver W
559 pages (color)
Painting in America From 1502 to the Present
1965
Richardson, Edgar P
456 pages (color)
American Art From American Collections (Exhibition catalog)
1963
Biddle, James
114 pages
Privately Owned Selection from Collections in Washington Area (Exhibition catalog)
1952
Corcoran Gallery of Art
64 pages
American Painting History and Interpretation
1950
Barker, Virgil
715 pages
Two Hundred and Fifty Years (of) Painting in Maryland (Exhibition catalog)
1945
Baltimore Museum of Art
78 pages
American Portraits Catalogue of Portraits in Oil, Miniature, Sculptures
1941
New York Historical Society
367 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index
1935
Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge
1,130 pages
A Critical Introduction to American Painting
1931
Barker, Virgil
52 pages
Notes on American Artists 1754-1820 Portraits & Sculpture in New York Hist Society
1922
Kelby, William
80 pages (color)
A History of the Rise and Progress of the Arts of Design in the United States (Revised edition from 1834)