William F. Matthews (1878-1966) was an American-born illustrator, muralist, painter and theater/movie stage designer. He was born in 1878 in St Louis, MO and studied at the St. Louis School of Fine... Read full biography
William F. Matthews (1878-1966) was an American-born illustrator, muralist, painter and theater/movie stage designer. He was born in 1878 in St Louis, MO and studied at the St. Louis School of Fine Arts. After leaving school Matthews worked for the St. Louis Post Dispatch and the Globe Democrat as... Read full biography
William F. Matthews (1878-1966) was an American-born illustrator, muralist, painter and theater/movie stage designer. He was born in 1878 in St Louis, MO and studied at the St. Louis School of Fine Arts. After leaving school Matthews worked for the St. Louis Post Dispatch and the Globe Democrat as a newspaper illustrator and artist. While in St. Louis, Matthews joined several clubs including: St. Louis Artists' Guild, Society of Ancients, Two-by-Four Society, and the Society of Western... Read full biography
William F. Matthews (1878-1966) was an American-born illustrator, muralist, painter and theater/movie stage designer. He was born in 1878 in St Louis, MO and studied at the St. Louis School of Fine Arts. After leaving school Matthews worked for the St. Louis Post Dispatch and the Globe Democrat as a newspaper illustrator and artist. While in St. Louis, Matthews joined several clubs including: St. Louis Artists' Guild, Society of Ancients, Two-by-Four Society, and the Society of Western Artists'. He exhibited with these clubs from around 1913 to 1915 before moving to New York. In New York City, Matthews founded and became the first president of the Brooklyn Society of Painters and Sculptors. He also joined the local Brooklyn group The... Read full biography
William F. Matthews (1878-1966) was an American-born illustrator, muralist, painter and theater/movie stage designer. He was born in 1878 in St Louis, MO and studied at the St. Louis School of Fine Arts. After leaving school Matthews worked for the St. Louis Post Dispatch and the Globe Democrat as a newspaper illustrator and artist. While in St. Louis, Matthews joined several clubs including: St. Louis Artists' Guild, Society of Ancients, Two-by-Four Society, and the Society of Western Artists'. He exhibited with these clubs from around 1913 to 1915 before moving to New York. In New York City, Matthews founded and became the first president of the Brooklyn Society of Painters and Sculptors. He also joined the local Brooklyn group The Neighborhood Club. He showed with these groups from about the 1920s to the 1930s. Mat... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (7)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
1,081 pages
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
Dictionary of American Artists
1982
Opitz, Glenn
372 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index