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Artists; Philadelphia and New York.
James Barton Longacre was an engraver and portrait painter. Chief engraver at the U.S. Mint, Philadelphia, from 1844-1869. His engravings and portraits illustrate several books including THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY OF DISTINGUISHED AMERICANS, and BIOGRAPHY OF THE SIGNERS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. His son, Andrew Longacre was an engraver, watercolorist, and Methodist minister. His daughter, Lydia Longacre was a miniature painter, pupil of the Art Students League of New York, under Chase and Mowbray, and under Whistler in Paris.
From the description of Longacre family papers, [ca. 1810]-1952. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122404300
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Longacre family papers | Archives of American Art |
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| associatedWith | Bolton, Theodore, b. 1889. |
| associatedWith | Catlin, George, 1796-1872. |
| associatedWith | Durand, A. B. (Asher Brown), 1796-1886. |
| associatedWith | Herring, James, 1794-1867. |
| associatedWith | Longacre, Andrew, 1831-1906. |
| associatedWith | Longacre, Augusta M. |
| associatedWith | Longacre, James Barton, 1794-1869. |
| associatedWith | Longacre, Lydia E. (Lydia Eastwick), 1870-1951. |
| associatedWith | Neagle, John, 1796-1865. |
| associatedWith | Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872. |
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