Masters of Their Craft

Artists

Discover the visionaries who shaped the course of art history.

39,743 artists in the collection

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Cumano, Costantino

Italian

Venetian, c. 1760 - c. 1805

Cumberland, George

Cumberland, George

British

British, 1754 - 1848

George Cumberland (27 November 1754 – 8 August 1848) was an English art collector, writer and poet. He was a lifelong friend and supporter of William Blake, and like him was an experimental printmaker. He was also an amateur watercolourist, and one of the earliest members of the Bristol School of artists. He made use of his wide circle of connections to help its other members, in particular assisting and influencing Edward Bird and Francis Danby.

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Cuming, Beatrice Lavis

American

American, 1903 - 1975

Beatrice Laving Cuming (1903–1974) was an American illustrator known for her work with the Works Progress Administration (WPA).

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Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens

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Cumming, Robert

American

American, 1943 - 2021

Robert Hugh Cumming (October 7, 1943 – December 16, 2021) was an American painter, sculptor, photographer, and printmaker best known for his photographs of conceptual drawings and constructions, which layer meanings within meanings, and reference both science and art history.

Cundall, Joseph

Cundall, Joseph

British

British, 1818 - 1895

Joseph Cundall (22 September 1818 – 10 January 1895) was a Victorian English writer under the pseudonym of "Stephen Percy", a pioneer photographer and London publisher of children's books. He provided employment for many of the best artists of the day by using them as illustrators. Joseph was the son of Eliza and Benjamin Cundall, a draper. He trained as a printer in Ipswich, and aged 16 found work in London with Charles Tilt, a bookseller and publisher. He wrote two books for Tilt and succeeded N Hailes in 1841 at the Juvenile Library, 12 Old Bond Street. In 1848 he started a lending library for children called St. George's Reading Library. In 1843 Cundall became publisher of the Home Treasury children's books, a series conceived and edited by Henry Cole under the pseudonym Felix Summerly. Cole, who was later knighted, became the first director of South Kensington Museum which later changed its name to the Victoria and Albert Museum. In 1848, he transformed the antagonist in "The Story of the Three Bears" from an ugly old woman to a pretty little girl in his Treasury of Pleasure Books for Young Children. Because of his association with Henry Cole, his early business ventures were successful...

Cunego, Domenico

Cunego, Domenico

Italian

Italian, 1726 - 1803

Domenico Cunego (1727 – 8 January 1803) was an Italian printmaker. The engravings he made depicting Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling, published in Gavin Hamilton's Schola Italica Picturae (1773), were an important source for the artists of his time.

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Cungi, Camillio

Italian

Italian, active 1640s

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Cunliffe, Christopher

British

British, active late 20th century

Cunningham, Benjamin Frazier

Cunningham, Benjamin Frazier

American

American, 1904 - 1977

Ben Frazier Cunningham (February 10, 1904–April 5, 1975) was an American artist and teacher. In his early career he was a painter of murals at sites including Coit Tower in San Francisco. In his later career he explored color and perception in works sometimes labeled op art. His works are in the collections of major institutions including MOMA, the National Gallery of Art, and the Smithsonian.

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Cunningham, Eleanor

American

American, 1911 - 1979

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Cunningham, Imogen

American

American, 1883 - 1976

Imogen Cunningham (; April 12, 1883 – June 23, 1976) was an American photographer known for her botanical photography, nudes, and industrial landscapes. Cunningham was a member of the California-based Group f/64, known for its dedication to the sharp-focus rendition of simple subjects.