William Tylee Ranney was an American painter, known for his depictions of Western life, sporting scenery, historical subjects and portraiture. In his 20-year career, he made 150 paintings and 80 drawi
1839 self-portrait
The Battle of Cowpens, painted by William Ranney in 1845. The scene depicts an unnamed black man (left), thought to be Colonel William Washington's waiter, firing his pistol and saving the life of Colonel Washington (on white horse in center).
Veterans of 1776 Returning from the War, 1848, Dallas Museum of Art.
Boone's First View of Kentucky, William Tylee Ranney (1849)
Union City is a city in the northern part of Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city was the state's 18th-most-populous municipality, with a popul
William Ranney
…permanently with their two sons at a 14-room homestead in the growing artist community of West Hoboken, New Jersey, which today is the southern portion of Union City. The homestead, which was located at Twelfth Street and Palisade Avenue atop the then-rural Hudson Palisades, and overlooked the Manhattan skyline, was…
Aerial shot of the city facing north, taken from its southern border at Washington Park
Sign marking Union City's southern border with Jersey City
Embroidery and lace exhibit at Union City's Park Performing Arts Center
The name of the city's first high-rise condominium tower, the Thread, invokes its historical association with the embroidery industry.