- ▁), ▁photograph er ▁ ▁Thomas ▁B . ▁Law son ▁( 1 8 0 7 – 1 8 8 8 ), ▁landscape ▁painter ▁ ▁Christopher ▁Mak os ▁( 1 9 4 8 - ▁), ▁photograph er , ▁artist ▁ ▁Will ard ▁L ero y ▁Met cal f ▁( 1 8 5 8 – 1 9 2 5 ), ▁Im pression ist ▁painter ▁ ▁David ▁Dal hoff ▁Ne al ▁( 1 8 3 8 – 1 9 1 5 ), ▁portrait ▁painter ▁ ▁Alfred ▁Ord way ▁( 1 8 2 1 – 1 8 9 7 ), ▁landscape ▁painter ▁ ▁William ▁Pr eston ▁Ph el ps ▁( 1 8 4 8 – 1 9 1 7 ), ▁landscape ▁painter ▁ ▁Frederick ▁W . ▁St ick ney ▁( 1 8 5 4 – 1 9 1 8 ), ▁architect , ▁master ▁of ▁stone ▁architecture ▁ ▁James ▁Mc Ne ill ▁Wh ist ler ▁( 1 8 3 4 – 1 9 0 3 ), ▁painter ▁and ▁et cher ▁ ▁Sarah ▁W . ▁Whit man ▁( 1 8 4 2 – 1 9 0 4 ), ▁artist , ▁illustr ator , ▁st ained ▁glass ▁designer , ▁and ▁author ▁ ▁Sports ▁ ▁Basketball ▁ ▁Harry ▁" B ucky " ▁Lew ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁African - American ▁professional ▁basketball ▁player ▁when ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁League ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁ ▁Larry ▁Cav an augh ▁Sr ., ▁started ▁the ▁first ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁league ▁in ▁Low ell . ▁ ▁Long