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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]

Virgil Macey Williams
BornOctober 29, 1830
Dixfield, Maine, U.S.
DiedDecember 18, 1886
Napa County, California, California, U.S.
EducationBrown University
OccupationPainter
SpousesMary Page
RelativesWilliam Page (father-in-law)
Knight's Valley from the Slopes of Mount St. Helena by Virgil Williams, 1873, oil on canvas, De Young Museum
Knight's Valley from the Slopes of Mount St. Helena by Virgil Williams, 1873, oil on canvas, De Young Museum

Students of Williams included Harry Stuart Fonda,[5] John Marshall Gamble,[6] amongst others.


References


  1. Post, Ruth N. (June 1987). "The California Years of Virgil Macey Williams". California History. 66 (2): 114–129. doi:10.2307/25591535. JSTOR 25591535.
  2. "Death of Virgil Williams". Los Angeles Herald. December 19, 1886. p. 1. Retrieved December 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "An Artist Gone". The San Francisco Examiner. December 19, 1889. p. 6. Retrieved December 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. "Local artist is praised by critics". The Independent. 1911-02-13. p. 3. Retrieved 2021-02-12.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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Вирджил Уильямс (англ. Virgil Macey Williams; 1830—1886) — американский художник и педагог.


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