William Verplanck Birney was an accomplished American painter predominantly known for his contemplative genre scenes. He trained at the Pennsylvania Academy ...

Frank Hill Smith led a fascinating life and it’s been interesting to learn more about his story. It seems that he could turn his creative hand to various dis...

American artist James Crawford Thom was praised in his time for his ‘poetic’ and ‘thoughtful’ genre scenes and landscapes. Thom is very keen on rural and int...