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Walter Hinton BIOGRAPHY
1886 - 1980. Known for: Genre, illustrator-sports action.
The following is from William J. Slater:. I stumbled across your site on Walter. I lived next to Walter as a boy and spent many days watching him paint and being fascinated with his house. We lived... Read full biography
The following is from William J. Slater:. I stumbled across your site on Walter. I lived next to Walter as a boy and spent many days watching him paint and being fascinated with his house. We lived in Glen Ellyn west of Chicago, and his house looked like a Swiss Chalet with lots of big heavy dark... Read full biography
The following is from William J. Slater:. I stumbled across your site on Walter. I lived next to Walter as a boy and spent many days watching him paint and being fascinated with his house. We lived in Glen Ellyn west of Chicago, and his house looked like a Swiss Chalet with lots of big heavy dark beams and stone. It rambled all over and was fascinating for a kid. My father was an avid hunter, and Walter had given him a couple of hunting related paintings that I have now. He and my dad would... Read full biography
The following is from William J. Slater:. I stumbled across your site on Walter. I lived next to Walter as a boy and spent many days watching him paint and being fascinated with his house. We lived in Glen Ellyn west of Chicago, and his house looked like a Swiss Chalet with lots of big heavy dark beams and stone. It rambled all over and was fascinating for a kid. My father was an avid hunter, and Walter had given him a couple of hunting related paintings that I have now. He and my dad would talk hunting and outdoor sports. I remember he had done some calendars for John Deere, and I believe they featured outdoor/hunting themes. He had a great collection of antique militaria from Mongol war shields and helmets, very ornate wheel lock... Read full biography
The following is from William J. Slater:. I stumbled across your site on Walter. I lived next to Walter as a boy and spent many days watching him paint and being fascinated with his house. We lived in Glen Ellyn west of Chicago, and his house looked like a Swiss Chalet with lots of big heavy dark beams and stone. It rambled all over and was fascinating for a kid. My father was an avid hunter, and Walter had given him a couple of hunting related paintings that I have now. He and my dad would talk hunting and outdoor sports. I remember he had done some calendars for John Deere, and I believe they featured outdoor/hunting themes. He had a great collection of antique militaria from Mongol war shields and helmets, very ornate wheel lock muskets, and other various flintlock, snaphense etc. over his fireplace. I have an old photo of it somewhere. I think my... Read full biography
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The following is from William J. Slater:
I stumbled across your site on Walter. I lived next to Walter as a boy and spent many days watching him paint and being fascinated with his house. We lived in Glen Ellyn west of Chicago, and his house looked like a Swiss Chalet with lots of big heavy dark beams and stone. It rambled all over and was fascinating for a kid.
My father was an avid hunter, and Walter had given him a couple of hunting related paintings that I have now. He and my dad would talk hunting and outdoor sports. I remember he had done some calendars for John Deere, and I believe they featured outdoor/hunting themes.
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