WILLIAM MAYNARD
Noted Provincetown Artist

PROVINCETOWN, Mass. - William Maynard, 94, a noted Provincetown artist, died Thursday, January 21st at Seashore Point Wellness Center in Provincetown. His wife Gladys (Wilcock) Maynard, also an artist of note, died in 2004.

Following is an Obituary of William Maynard

Born in Brookline, he was a WW II, US Army veteran. He served as a Gun Commander in a Coastal Artillery Regiment. During the war, he was stationed at Camp Wellfleet and Sagamore Hill Military Reservation in Bourne.

A graduate of the school of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, he also studied for two years at Massachusetts College of Art. Mr. Maynard was on the faculty at New England School of Art and Design for thirty-two years and at one time was chairman of the Fine Arts Department. He was also a faculty member at the school of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Mr. Maynard's studio was located at 72A Commercial St, Provincetown MA. It was an open studio and he always enjoyed greeting visitors.

His exhibitions have included: the Boston Museum of Fine Art, the Shore Studio, Vose Galleries, the De Cordova Museum, the Busche Reisinger Museum, Harvard University, the Grand Central Gallery, New York City, Hawthorne Gallery, New York City, the Copley Society, Guild of Boston Artists and many more.

He is in permanent collections at: Boston Museum of Fine Art, the Springfield Museum of Fine Arts, Fairleigh-Dickenson University, the Teichman Collection, New York, the Fleischmann Collection, Detroit, the Seligman Collections, New York, Tufts University, the Fitchburg Museum of Fine Art, the Museum of Arts and Sciences, Macon GA, to name but a few.

He was a member of New England Watercolor Society, the Provincetown Art Association and Museum and New England School of Art and Design. Having a long and rich connection with Provincetown, many of his subjects reflect his love of the town.

Bill was highly regard by all those who knew him and will be greatly missed by his many friends, especially Rachel White, Kenneth Gregory, Jack Croucher and Bob McCamant, all of Provincetown.

A Memorial Service will be held at a time and date to be announced.

Source:
Gately Funeral Home, Provincetown, Massachusetts, and published 1/28/2016 in the Provincetown Banner, a weekly publication

The following is from Donnell Walker:

William Maynard is a graduate of the school of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. He also studied for two years at Massachusetts College of Art. Mr. Maynard was on the faculty at New England School of Art and Design for thirty-two years and at one time was chairman of the Fine Arts Department. He was also a faculty member at the school of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

His work is in many museums and collections through out the U.S.

Now living in Provincetown, William Maynard has had a long and rich connection with Provincetown.