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1830 London, England - 1878 Jersey City, New Jersey. Known for: Civil War reportorial-western genre.
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Born in England, probably London, William Waud trained as an architect and became an assistant to Sir Joseph Paxton in the construction of the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition in 1851. Soon... Read full biography
Born in England, probably London, William Waud trained as an architect and became an assistant to Sir Joseph Paxton in the construction of the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition in 1851. Soon afterward he joined his brother, Alfred Waud in America where William was first employed with Frank... Read full biography
Born in England, probably London, William Waud trained as an architect and became an assistant to Sir Joseph Paxton in the construction of the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition in 1851. Soon afterward he joined his brother, Alfred Waud in America where William was first employed with Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. The Civil War was beginning. Waud covered numerous assignments in the South including the inauguration of Jefferson Davis as President of the Confederacy. He also... Read full biography
Born in England, probably London, William Waud trained as an architect and became an assistant to Sir Joseph Paxton in the construction of the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition in 1851. Soon afterward he joined his brother, Alfred Waud in America where William was first employed with Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. The Civil War was beginning. Waud covered numerous assignments in the South including the inauguration of Jefferson Davis as President of the Confederacy. He also recorded the bombardment of Fort Sumter, making it a scoop for Leslie's. After the war officially started, he was confined to the activities of the Union troops. He accompanied Admiral Farragut's fleet in the expedition against New Orleans. In 1864, he left... Read full biography
Born in England, probably London, William Waud trained as an architect and became an assistant to Sir Joseph Paxton in the construction of the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition in 1851. Soon afterward he joined his brother, Alfred Waud in America where William was first employed with Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. The Civil War was beginning. Waud covered numerous assignments in the South including the inauguration of Jefferson Davis as President of the Confederacy. He also recorded the bombardment of Fort Sumter, making it a scoop for Leslie's. After the war officially started, he was confined to the activities of the Union troops. He accompanied Admiral Farragut's fleet in the expedition against New Orleans. In 1864, he left Leslie's and joined Harper's where assignments included General Sherman's invasion of the Carolinas and the... Read full biography
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Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesThe Illustrator in America, 1860-2000 The Society of Illustrators
2001Reed, Walt452 pages (color)Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)3,724 pagesPlain Pictures Images of the American Prairie
1996
(Exhibition catalog)Kinsey, Joni256 pages (color)The Artist as Reporter
1986Hogarth, Paul192 pagesArtists in Virginia Before 1900: An Annotated Checklist
1983Wright, R Lewis200 pagesThe Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West
1976Samuels, Peggy and Harold549 pagesBack Bay Boston The City as A Work of Art
1969
(Exhibition catalog)Museum of Fine Arts, Boston149 pages (color)The Civil War A Centenial Exhibition of Eyewitness Drawings
1961
(Exhibition catalog)National Gallery of Art153 pagesAn Album of American Battle Art 1755-1918
1947Mugridge, Donald H319 pages