Thomas Chippendale (1718 - 1779)

Cabinetmaker. Born in Otley, Yorkshire, England, the son of Thomas Chippendale I, a Worcester cabinetmaker and wood-carver of note. By 1727 the Chippendales had moved to London where they opened a furniture workshop. At the end of 1749 the younger Chippendale established himself in Conduit Street with partner, upholsterer James Rannie. The following year, he […]

Edoardo Chiossone (1833 - 1898)

Artist and engraver. Originally from Genoa, Italy, Chiossone traveled to Japan in 1875 and was one of several foreigners imported to share his knowledge of engraving and manufacturing techniques. The manufacturing system for stamps at the currency office was changed completely by the hiring of Chiossone and his colleagues. In the hand-engraved plate system that […]

Eduardo Chillida (1924 - 2002)

Acclaimed and international award-winning Spanish sculptor. His monumental public pieces in iron, steel, wood or alabaster, are famous around the world. Among them: “Torso,” “Metamorfosis,””Abesti Gogora,” “Euzkadi,” “Monumento a la Tolerancia,” “Elogio de la Luz,” “El Peine del Viento,” “Yunque de Sueños,” and “Monumento a Fleming.” (bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)

Luigi Chialiva (1842 - 1914)

Artist. He was born in Caslano, Switzerland, he was the son of Abbondio Chialiva of Traversella, Italy and Luigia Tosi of Caslano. He was a pupil of Gottfried Semper at the Polytechnic Institute in Zurich and then studied under Mancini at the School of Art in Milan. In 1868 he won 1st Prize from the […]

Lemuel Chenoweth (1811 - 1887)

Architect, Politician. He was a local carpenter, legislator, and a holder of public office. However, his claim to fame was in his role as a self-educated architect. He would become West Virginia’s most famous builder and designer of covered bridges. Chenoweth lived in Randolph County his entire life. He built the Huttonsville Presbyterian Church as […]

William Merritt Chase (1849 - 1916)

Artist.  William showed artistic talent as a young boy. He begin formal training in art at the age of eighteen with a local portrait painter in Indianapolis. In 1869 William went to New York, where for two years he was a student at the National Academy of Design.  In Munich at the Royal Academy he […]

Frank Swift Chase (1886 - 1958)

Artist.  He is remembered as a Post-Impressionist landscape painter and a founder of the Woodstock Artists Association in Woodstock, New York, and the Sarasota School of Art.  He grew up in modest comfort in Bauxite, Arkansas, where he attended public schools and while possessing mathematical skills, he did not attend college but worked as an […]

Florence Eldridge (1901 - 1988)

A popular Broadway ingenue from age 17 onward, her credits included the original productions of “Six Cylinder Love” and “The Cat and the Canary.” She blossomed into a superb actress in the 1930s, winning several awards, including the New York Drama Critics prize for her performance in the 1956 Pulitzer Prize winner “Long Day’s Journey […]

Chargesheimer (1924 - 1972)

Photographer and Artist. He studied graphics and photography at the Cologne Institutes of Art after World War II. His first works were abstracts using light patterns recorded on photo paper and photo montages. He was best known for his lifelike and bold close up photos of German celebrities and politicians, in particular his 1957 portrait […]

Alonzo Chappel (1828 - 1887)

Artist. Son of William P and Maria (Howes) Chappel. His artistic talent was recognized very early  when at nine he entered a portrait into the American Institute Fair. By the time he was twelve, he was charging $25 for each portrait he painted. He also was strongly influenced by the history of the United States […]

Sally Eilers (1908 - 1978)

Sally Eilers Actress.  Dorothea Sally Eilers was born to Hilo Peter Eilers, Sr., an inventor, and his wife, Paula Schoenberger.   When she was a child, the family relocated to California, where she received her education along with studying dance and drama.  Like many of her classmates, she planned to be “discovered” by Hollywood upon […]

Sir William Chambers (1723 - 1796)

Surveyor-General to the King and architect of Somerset House, the Albany and the Kew Gardens Pagoda amongst other buildings. (bio by: David Conway) Cause of death: asthma

John James Chalon (1778 - 1854)

Artist. He went to England when quite young, and entered the Schools of the Academy in 1796. His first picture, ‘Banditti at their Repast,’ appeared in 1800, shortly followed by ‘A Landscape’ and ‘Fortune Telling.’ Chalon’s early practice was in oils, but in 1806 he began to exhibit at the gallery of the Water-colour Society, […]

Karin Eickelbaum (1937 - 2004)

Actress. A native of Germany, she is best known for her role as ‘Ingrid’ in the long-running German TV series “Tatort.” (bio by: Butterfly) Cause of death: Cancer

Alfred Edward Chalon (1780 - 1860)

Artist. Born in Geneva to French parents. His father became a professor at the Royal Military College in Sandhurst, and the family moved to England. He joined the Associated Artists in Water-Colours in 1797. In the Academy, he was elected an associat (ARA) in 1812, then academician (RA) in 1816. His work became highly fashionable. […]

Marc Chagall (1887 - 1985)

Artist. Born in Vitebsk, Belarus (in the Russian Empire), and was raised in a devoutly Jewish environment with eight other siblings. His father worked in a fish warehouse, and his mother ran a shop where she sold fish and sundry baking supplies. As a child, Marc attended heder (Jewish elementary school) and later went to […]

Lynn Russell Chadwick (1914 - 2004)

Artist. He was awarded the C.B.E.(Commander of the British Empire) in 1964 for his services to the arts. He was a British sculptor whose expressionistic, figurative works in welded iron and bronze. He died at home in Lypiatt Park in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England at 88 years old. He studied at Merchant Taylors’ School. He worked […]

Agustí Centelles (1909 - 1985)

Photographer. He was born in El Cabanyal, Valencia. At the age of two, he moved with his father to Barcelona. In the 1920s, he began his career as graphic reporter for the newspaper “El Día Gráfico.” After, he worked as free lance. When he discovered the Leica Camera, he changed the style of photographies in […]

Benvenuto Cellini (1500 - 1571)

Artist. He was born in Florence, Italy. He is one of the greatest artists in the Western art, in the peak of Renaissance era. At nineteen, he went to Rome, where he worked for Popes Clement VII and Paul III, for whom he made jeweled ornaments and medallions. In 1536, he traveled to France, where […]

George Catlin (1796 - 1872)

Artist. He is best remembered for his portraits of Native Americans in the Old West and is the first person to visually record Plains Indians in their native territory. He grew up in Pennsylvania and spent many hours hunting, fishing, and looking for American Indian artifacts. His fascination with Native Americans was kindled by his […]

Karpa Catalá Lucas (1926 - 2000)

Renowned Comic Book Artist. He developed his career in Valencia (Spain) and become one of the most important representatives of the Valencian School. He is remembered for his characters Jaimito, Cangurito, Simbad, and Perico Fantasías. He also designed the toy “Juegos Reunidos Geyper.” (bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)

José Castillo de Fez (1922 - 2004)

Illustrator. He was born in Tetuán (Morocco). He began his career in the 40s, working in children magazines “Pumby” and “Jaimito.” Also he worked for the newspapers “Arriba,” “El Faro de Vigo” and “La Golondriz.” He was awarded with the Public Award of XVII World Humorists Convention of Knokke-Heist, Belgium in 1978. He is best […]

A. J. Casson (1898 - 1992)

Artist. While not one of the original members of the Group of Seven, a group of Canadian landscape painters from 1920 to 1933 that included Franklin Carmichael, Lawren Harris, A. Y. Jackson, Frank Johnston, Arthur Lismer, J. E. H. MacDonald, and Frederick Varley, he was invited to join the Group in 1926 after Frank Johnston […]

Oleg Cassini (1913 - 2006)

Fashion Designer.  Famous for the outfits he designed for First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy.  A Hollywood costume designer, who was married to actress Gene Tierney for ten years, and dated Grace Kelly.  Oleg Cassini was born Oleg Loiewski in Paris, France, of Russian parents in 1913.  He used his mother’s name for his professional career. He […]

Walter Cassebeer (1884 - 1963)

Artist. He graduated Columbia University with a degree in architecture and attended L’ Ecole De Beaux Arts in Paris. He made his living as an architect but became famous as a painter and lithographer, winning the Lilian Fairchild Award in 1932. (bio by: Mount Hope NY)

Mary Stevenson Cassatt (1844 - 1926)

Artist. Born in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania (now Pittsburgh) and raised in Philadelphia, she was the fifth child of a wealthy upper class family. Aspiring to be a professional artist, she enrolled in the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts when she was 16. After becoming frustrated with the patronizing attitudes of the male teachers at […]

Pedro Casariego Córdoba (1956 - 1993)

Author, Artist. He was born in Madrid, Spain. Between 1975 and 1986, he developed a career as poet, that include works such as “La canción de Van Horne,” “El hidroavión de K.,” “La risa de Dios” and “Letanía de Pómulos y Pánicos.” After his marriage with Ana Ruiz de la Prada, he began his career […]

Johann Baptist Casanova (1730 - 1795)

Sculptor and director of the Dresden Art Academy. Brother of the infamous amorist. (bio by: David Conway)

Marie-Louise Carven (1909 - 2015)

Fashion Designer. Long a grande dame of Parisian haute couture, she is remembered as the first to create high fashion for short ladies. Born Carmen de Tommaso, she was told by her mother that her short stature (5’1″) would prevent her from ever being considered ‘sophisticated’ and thus studied architecture and interior design at Paris’ […]

Marie Dressler (1869 - 1934)

Actress.  Born Leila Koerber on Ontario, Canada, Marie Dressler made her first public appearance at the age of five when she appeared as “Cupid” on a pedestal in a church theatrical performance.  She wrote in her memoirs that she was instructed by her father to remain still, but she claims that the stool didn’t and […]