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William Hill BIOGRAPHY
c.1886 Wintersport, Maine - 1969 Newburyport, Massachusetts. Known for: Landscape painting.
William A. Hill (c. 1886-1969). He was an artist of unusual natural talent being, for the most part, self taught although he did study briefly at Boston University. He also was fortunate in having... Read full biography
William A. Hill (c. 1886-1969). He was an artist of unusual natural talent being, for the most part, self taught although he did study briefly at Boston University. He also was fortunate in having been a student of Lester Stevens, ANA whose methods and direction Hill regarded as a gospel of... Read full biography
William A. Hill (c. 1886-1969). He was an artist of unusual natural talent being, for the most part, self taught although he did study briefly at Boston University. He also was fortunate in having been a student of Lester Stevens, ANA whose methods and direction Hill regarded as a gospel of painting. As a disciple of Stevens, he painted mainly outdoors, working for three hours at a stretch which is as long as light anywhere remains the same. He painted New England landscapes. Mr. Hill belonged... Read full biography
William A. Hill (c. 1886-1969). He was an artist of unusual natural talent being, for the most part, self taught although he did study briefly at Boston University. He also was fortunate in having been a student of Lester Stevens, ANA whose methods and direction Hill regarded as a gospel of painting. As a disciple of Stevens, he painted mainly outdoors, working for three hours at a stretch which is as long as light anywhere remains the same. He painted New England landscapes. Mr. Hill belonged to the Boston Art Club and the Newburyport Art Association. He was a widely known Newburyport artist residing in Newbury, MA. Born in Wintersport, Maine and a 1904 graduate of Wintersport High School and University of Maine, class of 1908, he had... Read full biography
William A. Hill (c. 1886-1969). He was an artist of unusual natural talent being, for the most part, self taught although he did study briefly at Boston University. He also was fortunate in having been a student of Lester Stevens, ANA whose methods and direction Hill regarded as a gospel of painting. As a disciple of Stevens, he painted mainly outdoors, working for three hours at a stretch which is as long as light anywhere remains the same. He painted New England landscapes. Mr. Hill belonged to the Boston Art Club and the Newburyport Art Association. He was a widely known Newburyport artist residing in Newbury, MA. Born in Wintersport, Maine and a 1904 graduate of Wintersport High School and University of Maine, class of 1908, he had seafaring ancestors and a background of personal experience at sea. Therefore, his favorite subjects were marine paintings... Read full biography
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William A. Hill (c. 1886-1969)
He was an artist of unusual natural talent being, for the most part, self taught although he did study briefly at Boston University. He also was fortunate in having been a student of Lester Stevens, ANA whose methods and direction Hill regarded as a gospel of painting. As a disciple of Stevens, he painted mainly outdoors, working for three hours at a stretch which is as long as light anywhere remains the same. He painted New England landscapes.
Mr. Hill belonged to the Boston Art Club and the Newburyport Art Association. He was a widely known Newburyport artist residing in Newbury, MA.
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