Artists
| Name | Info | Years | Updated by | Date
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wall, William Coventry | 1810 - 1886 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 | |
| Wall, William Allen | 
William
Allen Wall was born to a prominent Quaker family of New Bedford. His father was
the master of a Quaker school, ran a hardware store, and promoted cultural
activities in the city.
Wall seems
to have inherited from his father an appreciation of art and may have received
instruction from him in watercolor and pencil technique. His father... | 1801 - 1885 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
| Wallin, Samuel | Died 1858 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 | |
| Waller, Frank |
A
little-known artist of the 19th century, Frank Waller was born June 12, 1842 in
New York City. He was a painter, educator, and etcher who lived in Morristown,
New Jersey during the latter part of his life.
At 15 years
of age, Waller studied drawing at the Free Academy of the City of New York, now
known as the City College of New York, which he... | 1842 - 1923 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
| Walker, James |
James
Walker, born on June 3, 1819 in Northamptonshire, England, was a historical
painter whose works can be found in the permanent collections of the U. S. War
Department Building, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the California
Historical Society and the Tennessee State Museum among others. Not much is
known of his training, although it has... | 1819 - 1889 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
| Walker, Henry Oliver | 1843 - 1929 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 | |
| Wales, J. C. | Active ca. 1883 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 | |
| Wagguno |
The
National Gallery's painting Fruit and Baltimore Oriole
(1980.62.47) was inscribed on the reverse Painted by Wagguno,
1858, but the inscription is no longer visible. It is recorded on the accession
sheet of the donors (E. W. and B. C. Garbisch), but
no photographs are known. No information on the artist has been discovered to
date. [This is an... | Born 1858 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
| Wade, Jeptha Homer | 1811 - 1890 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 | |
| Wachtel, Elmer |
Painter. Born in Baltimore, MD on Jan. 21, 1864.
When Elmer
was quite young, the Wachtel family moved to Lanark, IL where he worked as a
hired hand and taught himself to play the violin.
At age 18,
he moved to San Gabriel, CA where his brother had married the sister of artist
Guy Rose and was managing the large Rose ranch. He continued playing... | 1864 - 1929 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
