Artist Signatures

John Bellamy

John Haley Bellamy (1836 - 1914) was active/lived in Maine, New Hampshire.  John Bellamy is known for Wood-carved eagles, decorative work.

The USS Lancaster Eagle is a figurehead that was carved in 1880-1881 by John Haley Bellamy for the USS Lancaster. The eagle is currently owned by and displayed at The Mariners' Museum in Newport News, Virginia.

This eagle figurehead was carved for USS Lancaster (originally built in 1858) while the ship was at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard located in Kittery, Maine for repairs. There had previously been no figurehead on the ship and an eagle was chosen because of its representation of the United States and the qualities it symbolizes, which are courage, liberty and immortality. Bellamy was chosen to carve the figurehead because of his skill and the fact that his work was highly prized, and for this task he received two dollars and thirty-two cents a day for payment.

The piece took over a week to install underneath the bowsprit of the ship, which was still on the slipway at the time. The eagle was dismantled and brought to the ship, where it was then   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 5994 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

.  askART's database currently holds 69 auction lots for John Bellamy (of which 52 auction records sold and 0 are upcoming at auction.)

Artist artworks for sale and wanted

.  There are 0 artworks for sale on our website by galleries and art dealers . There are 0 galleries and art dealers listing works of art by John Bellamy as either "Wanted" or "For Sale" .

Research resources

.  askART lists John Bellamy in 0 of its research Essays. John Bellamy has 0 artist signature examples available in our database.

Similar artists

.  There are 24 similar (related) artists for John Bellamy available:    Clark Voorhees Jr,  Walter Lofthouse Dean,  Thomas (TW) Willis,  Jurgen Huge,  Elisha Taylor (ET) Baker,  William Prior,  Jacob Eichholtz,  Scott (Nicholas Winfield) Leighton,  William Stubbs,  Pierre Jules (PJ) Mene,  George M Hathaway,  C Myron Clark,  William Halsall,  James Hamilton,  Jerome Howes,  John Brewster Jr,  Zedekiah Belknap,  William Schaldach,  John Swan,  Clement Drew,  Frederick (Fred) Pansing,  Frank Vining Smith,  Joseph H Davis,  William Gay Yorke