About William Sanderson

  • Biography

    Born in Latvia, William Sanderson immigrated to the United States at the age of eighteen. He received formal training at the Art Students League in New York as well as the National Academy of Design. Following his studies, Sanderson found work as an illustrator for publications including The New Yorker magazine.

    He exhibited in New York and held a one-man show sponsored by the Contemporary American Artists Gallery in 1931.

    Sanderson relocated to Colorado in 1946 when he took a position at the University of Denver as an advertising design instructor. The artist remained with the University until 1972.

    While in Denver, Sanderson used the landscapes, architecture, and people of Colorado as his subjects....

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