Central New York

George K. Knapp

Oil on Canvas, 1903

Comfort Tyler fought in the Revolutionary War and later served in the state legislature and was a candidate for the U.S. Congress. In the 1790s he opened a tavern in Onondaga Hollow.

George K. Knapp (1833-1910) was a painter in the Finger Lakes are in the 19th and 20th centuries. He was a bank note engraver in the 1850s and later made a reputation as a portrait painter.

Johann Culverhouse

Oil on Canvas, 1871

With the construction of the Erie Canal, Syracuse became a booming center of industry and commerce. Downtown Syracuse was built around the Canal which bisected the city.

Born in Rotterdam, Johann Culverhouse (1820-1895) was a successful painter who began working in the United States in 1843. He established himself in New York City, where he painted charming scenes of people at work and play. His work is in the Dutch tradition of genre painting made famous by Vermeer.