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John Sartain

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John W. Sartain (1808 - 1897) was active/lived in Pennsylvania.  John Sartain is known for Engraver, mezzotint, miniature portrait.

John Sartain was a printmaker, miniaturist and portraitist. Born in London in 1808, he was apprenticed to engraver John Swain before coming to America in 1830 and settling in Philadelphia. He was instrumental in popularizing mezzotints by copying John Neagle's "Patriotism and Age."

Sartain was a prolific engraver, creating hundreds of illustrations for magazines, including his own "Sartain's Magazine" (begun in 1848). In the late 1850s, he started to make large engravings of major imaginative and historical works, including those of Benjamin West and Peter F. Rothermel.

Sartain was an active member of the Philadelphia art community. He was a teacher and officer at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women and was the art director of the Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia in 1876. He also exhibited works at several European expositions. Four of his eight children became painters or engravers: Samuel (1830-1906), Henry (1833-circa 1895), Emily (1841-1927), and William   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 1763 characters.]  Artist bio

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   Publications  Book References:  36
Magazine References:  1

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1 Miscellaneous Magazine References for John Sartain
Magazine Article Date Author Color
The Magazine Antiques Maxim Karolik and folk art April 2001 Troyen, Carol Yes
36 Book References for John Sartain
Year Author Title Pages Color
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)		 The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
2005 Nagel, Paul C. George Caleb Bingham Missouri's Famed Painter and Forgotten Politician 161 Yes
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1998 Calo, Mary Ann Critical Issues in American Art A Book of Readings 328 No
1995 Burnham, Patricia/L H Giese Redefining American History Paintng 409 No
1991 Howat, John K (foreward) American Watercolors From Metropolitan Museum of Art 204 Yes
1991 Johns, Elizabeth American Genre Painting The Politics of Everyday Life 250 Yes
1990 Gerdts, William H Art Across America: The Far Midwest, Rocky Mountain West, Southwest, Pacific Volume Three 396 Yes
1989 Falk, Peter Hastings Annual Exhibition Record, 1876-1913, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Volume II
(Exhibition catalog)		 612 No
1988 Falk, Peter Hastings Annual Exhibition Record, 1807-1870, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
(Exhibition catalog)		 472 No
1987 Tyler, Ron; Carol Clark, Linda Ayres, et all American Frontier Life Early Western Painting and Prints 192 Yes
1986 Opitz, Glenn B (editor) Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers 1081 No
1985 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947 707 No
1985 Smithsonian Institution National Portrait Gallery Collection Illustrated Checklist 461 No
1984 Reaves, Wendy Wick American Portrait Prints Tenth Annual American Print Conference 285 No
1982 Soria, Regina Dictionary of 19th Century American Artists in Italy (1760-1940) 332 No
1981 Hirschl & Adler Galleries America in Print 1796-1941
(Exhibition catalog)		 128 Yes
1981 Nygren, Edward/Julie R Myers Of Time and Place American Figurative Art from the Corcoran Gallery
(Exhibition catalog)		 196 Yes
1979 Baigell, Mathew Dictionary of American Art 390 No
1979 Karpel, Bernard/Ruth Spiegel Arts in America/A Bibliography Volume 2 (Painting and Graphics) 736 No
1977 Miles, Ellen G (editor) Portrait Painting in America The Nineteenth Century 176 Yes
1977 Shepard, Lewis A; David Paley, Frank Trapp American Art at Amherst: A Summary Catalogue of the Collection At the Mead Art Gallery Amherst College
(Exhibition catalog)		 252 Yes
1976 Boyle, Richard (Prefac); Frank Goodyear, Jr.; Louise Lippincott, et all In This Academy: The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1805-1976
(Exhibition catalog)		 322 Yes
1975 Editor, Smithsonian Smithsonian Archives of American Art: Checklist of the Collection 0 No
1973 Editor, Library Company of Philadelpia Made in America, Printmaking 1760-1860 An Exhibition of Original Prints from Collections of The Library Company, Philadelphia
(Exhibition catalog)		 110 No
1968 Dickson, Harold E Arts of the Young Republic The Age of William Dunlap
(Exhibition catalog)		 234 No
1966 Harris, Neil The Artist in American Society The Formative Years 432 No
1963 Freedgood, Lillian Great Artists of America 254 Yes
1953 Cowdrey, Mary Bartlett American Academy of Fine Arts and American Art Union 0 No
1950 U S National Capital S C American Processional 1492-1900 (Sesquicentenial Commission)
(Exhibition catalog)		 270 No
1947 Mugridge, Donald H An Album of American Battle Art 1755-1918 319 No
1943 Cowdrey, Mary Bartlett National Academy of Design Exhibition Record, 1826-1860
(Exhibition catalog)		 0 No
1935 Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index 1130 No
1899 Sartain, John Reminiscences of a Very Old Man (autobiography) 0 No
1897 Editors Who's Who in American Art: American Art Annual 0 No
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