Alvan’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

The Prairie on Fire
Alvan Fisher American, 1792–1863

Lady Elizabeth Keppel
Edward Fisher (Irish, 1730-1785) after Sir Joshua Reynolds (English, 1723-1792)

Lady Sarah Bunbury
Edward Fisher (Irish, 1730-1785) after Sir Joshua Reynolds (English, 1723-1792)

Ronald Fisher, Beekeeper, Davis, California
Richard Avedon American, 1923–2004

Dark Night Full of Stars
Vernon Fisher American, 1943-2023

Samuel Fisher Bradford
Rembrandt Peale (American, 1778–1860)

Rules of Bending Circles
Vernon Fisher American, 1943-2023

Mrs. Herbert Duckworth with Florence Fisher, George Duckworth, and Herbert Fisher
Julia Margaret Cameron English, 1815–1879

Mary Fisher
Julia Margaret Cameron English, 1815–1879

Composition in Red, White, and Blue
Vernon Fisher American, 1943-2023

Silver-Throated Bird
Margaret Fisher American, 1898-1990

Marriage Consultation
Edward Fisher Irish, 1730-1785

Mrs. Herbert Fisher
Julia Margaret Cameron English, 1815–1879

Mickey Mouse/Scenes from the American West
Vernon Fisher American, 1943-2023

Untitled
Margaret Fisher American, 1898-1990

Object in a Field
Vernon Fisher American, 1943-2023

Fisher Building: Light Fixture from Lobby
D. H. Burnham & Co., architects; American, 1894-1912 Charles Atwood, designer; American, 1849-1895

The Fisher
Emmanuel Phelippes-Beaulieu French, 1829-1874

Upholstery Fabric for the Fisher Theater
Designed by Mrs. Howard C. Blake (American) for Anker S. Graven and Arthur Guy Mayger Architectural Firm (American, active c. 1891–1948) Detroit, Michigan, United States