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1887 Caanan, Connecticut - 1980. Known for: Naive views, animal.
A self-taught painter in naive style, Philip Willey moved to New Orleans in 1932 where he became chief of security at the New Orleans Sewage and Water Board. When he retired, he took up painting and... Read full biography
A self-taught painter in naive style, Philip Willey moved to New Orleans in 1932 where he became chief of security at the New Orleans Sewage and Water Board. When he retired, he took up painting and sold his work, scenes of the vitality of life in New Orleans, on Jackson Square in the French... Read full biography
A self-taught painter in naive style, Philip Willey moved to New Orleans in 1932 where he became chief of security at the New Orleans Sewage and Water Board. When he retired, he took up painting and sold his work, scenes of the vitality of life in New Orleans, on Jackson Square in the French Quarter. In 1993, his paintings were included in an exhibition called "Passionate Visions of the American South from 1940 to the Present" at the New Orleans Museum of Art. Source: Neal Auction Company,... Read full biography
A self-taught painter in naive style, Philip Willey moved to New Orleans in 1932 where he became chief of security at the New Orleans Sewage and Water Board. When he retired, he took up painting and sold his work, scenes of the vitality of life in New Orleans, on Jackson Square in the French Quarter. In 1993, his paintings were included in an exhibition called "Passionate Visions of the American South from 1940 to the Present" at the New Orleans Museum of Art. Source: Neal Auction Company, Catalogue of October 13, 2001... Read full biography
A self-taught painter in naive style, Philip Willey moved to New Orleans in 1932 where he became chief of security at the New Orleans Sewage and Water Board. When he retired, he took up painting and sold his work, scenes of the vitality of life in New Orleans, on Jackson Square in the French Quarter. In 1993, his paintings were included in an exhibition called "Passionate Visions of the American South from 1940 to the Present" at the New Orleans Museum of Art. Source: Neal Auction Company, Catalogue of October 13, 2001... Read full biography
Philip Willey - Artist Info
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Keywords (17)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Folk Art, Folk Lore
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Self Taught, Autodidact