Virgil Macey Williams | |
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| Born | October 29, 1830
Dixfield, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | December 18, 1886
Napa County, California, California, U.S. |
| Education | Brown University |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Spouses | Mary Page |
| Relatives | William Page (father-in-law) |
Virgil Macey Williams (October 29, 1830 - December 18, 1886) was an American painter, and the director of the San Francisco School of Design (now known as San Francisco Art Institute). [1] [2] [3] In 1872, he co-founded the San Francisco Art Association with Juan B. Wandesforde. [4]
Students of Williams included Harry Stuart Fonda, [5] John Marshall Gamble, [6] amongst others.
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- ^ Post, Ruth N. (June 1987). "The California Years of Virgil Macey Williams". California History. 66 (2): 114–129. doi: 10.2307/25591535. JSTOR 25591535.
- ^ "Death of Virgil Williams". Los Angeles Herald. December 19, 1886. p. 1. Retrieved December 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "An Artist Gone". The San Francisco Examiner. December 19, 1889. p. 6. Retrieved December 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lekisch, Barbara (2003). Embracing Scenes about Lakes Tahoe & Donner: Painters, Illustrators & Sketch Artists 1855-1915. Lafayette, California: Great West Books. p. 35. ISBN 9780944220146. OCLC 1001900414.
- ^ Shields, Scott A. (2006-04-17). Artists at Continent's End: The Monterey Peninsula Art Colony, 1875-1907. University of California Press. p. 223. ISBN 978-0-520-24739-0.
- ^ "Local artist is praised by critics". The Independent. 1911-02-13. p. 3. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
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