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William Atkins BIOGRAPHY
1926 Columbus, Mississippi - 1995. Known for: Landscape painting.
William H. Atkins was an oil painter of the Upper East Verde River landscape near the foot of the Mongollon Rim in Arizona. He devoted his life to art, and even put it above his family. He received a... Read full biography
William H. Atkins was an oil painter of the Upper East Verde River landscape near the foot of the Mongollon Rim in Arizona. He devoted his life to art, and even put it above his family. He received a degree in fine arts at the University of New Mexico where he studied with Randall Davey. In 1950,... Read full biography
William H. Atkins was an oil painter of the Upper East Verde River landscape near the foot of the Mongollon Rim in Arizona. He devoted his life to art, and even put it above his family. He received a degree in fine arts at the University of New Mexico where he studied with Randall Davey. In 1950, he studied with Kenneth Adams and Oscar. E. Berninghaus in Taos. He later became a teacher, and received much inspiration from his students. Source: . Contemporary Western Artists by Harold and Peggy... Read full biography
William H. Atkins was an oil painter of the Upper East Verde River landscape near the foot of the Mongollon Rim in Arizona. He devoted his life to art, and even put it above his family. He received a degree in fine arts at the University of New Mexico where he studied with Randall Davey. In 1950, he studied with Kenneth Adams and Oscar. E. Berninghaus in Taos. He later became a teacher, and received much inspiration from his students. Source: . Contemporary Western Artists by Harold and Peggy Samuels... Read full biography
William H. Atkins was an oil painter of the Upper East Verde River landscape near the foot of the Mongollon Rim in Arizona. He devoted his life to art, and even put it above his family. He received a degree in fine arts at the University of New Mexico where he studied with Randall Davey. In 1950, he studied with Kenneth Adams and Oscar. E. Berninghaus in Taos. He later became a teacher, and received much inspiration from his students. Source: . Contemporary Western Artists by Harold and Peggy Samuels... Read full biography
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William H. Atkins was an oil painter of the Upper East Verde River landscape near the foot of the Mongollon Rim in Arizona. He devoted his life to art, and even put it above his family.
He received a degree in fine arts at the University of New Mexico where he studied with Randall Davey. In 1950, he studied with Kenneth Adams and Oscar. E. Berninghaus in Taos. He later became a teacher, and received much inspiration from his students.
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